Question

Divison in algebra?

Answer 1

\[x/3 - 1 = 1 - 3\]

Answer 2

I don't really know how to start

Answer 3

Do I add one on both sides? but then does it matter to which one I add one?

Answer 4

okay that was dumb i guess it doesn't matter so then i have x/3 = 2 -3

Answer 5

The simplest here is deal with right hand side first: 1-3 = -2

Answer 6

ah yes i didn't think about that

Answer 7

okay so x/2 - 1 = -2 and then i add one on both sides so x/2 = -1

Answer 8

and then how do i fix that fraction :?

Answer 9

Following that we deal with the left hand side:
x/3 -1 , bring the -1 across to get : x/3 = -2 + 1 or x/3 = -1
and then simply cross multiply x/3 = -1 gives x= 3(-1) or x=-3

Answer 10

um its x/2 :?

Answer 11

x/2 = -1 gives x= 2(-1) or x=-2 okay i replaced the number and so the answer is -2 hmm trying to understand that x = 2(-1)