Question

Need help! Equation will be in the responses.

Answer 1

whats up?

Answer 2

\[-7x+3 = \frac{ -15 }{ 2 }\]

Answer 3

I am unsure where to start :/

Answer 4

are you solving for just x? or simplifying?

Answer 5

Solving for x

Answer 6

alright well this is fairly simple.. haha give me a moment?

Answer 7

Sure! :)

Answer 8

alright so the first we want to isolate x, right?

Answer 9

Correct, so would we minus 3/1 ?

Answer 10

well not 3/1 but just 3

Answer 11

I just figured the 3/1 because we have to subtract it from the -15/2... Would we have to multiply the 3/1 by 2 to have an equal denominator?

Answer 12

so you will get -7x=-15/2-3

Answer 13

and yes that would be another way to do it but either way you will get the same answer if you simplify -15/2-3

Answer 14

do you see what im trying to say? haha

Answer 15

So if I do -15/2-3 would it just be 15?

Answer 16

what is -15/2 ?

Answer 17

the problem is I cannot use decimals in this equation, they want me to keep fractions. So -15/2 would just be -15/2 because it cannot be simplified.

Answer 18

alright sorry i didnt know that

Answer 19

After doing the math -15/2 - 3/1 should come out to -9/2, right?

Answer 20

a negative - a negative is?

Answer 21

a positive?

Answer 22

it is always a negative so -15-6=-21

Answer 23

god im getting confused haha let me type the entire problem then ill explain it alright?

Answer 24

OK :)

Answer 25

-7x+3=-15/2
-7x=-15/2-3/1*2 "to combine these we need the same denominator so we multiply by two"
-7x=-15/2-6/2
-7x=-21/2

Answer 26

okay haha thats as far as i got now this is where you come in... we will simplify with decimals then replace them with fractions...

Answer 27

-21/2=-10.5
-7x=-10.5

Answer 28

divide by -7, isolating x

Answer 29

x=-10.5/-7

Answer 30

you get 1.5

Answer 31

1.5= 3/2
so x=3/2

Answer 32

Thank you!!

Answer 33

haha is that one of you ranswers?

Answer 34

no..... thank you, for bearing with me lol