Solve negative 5 over 2, the whole multiplied by x minus 5 equals negative 55.

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mehek14 · Answer

$\dfrac{5}{2}x-5=-55$  ?

anonymous · Answer

a. -20
b. -24
c. 20
d. 24

mehek14 · Answer

does the equation look like what I put?

anonymous · Answer

(-5/2)x - 5 = -55

anonymous · Answer

what is x

mehek14 · Answer

$-\dfrac{5}{2}x-5=-55$  ?

anonymous · Answer

no only the 5 is negitve.

serenity74 · Answer

Solve for X. Bring 5 to the other side.

mehek14 · Answer

it's the same thing
$-\dfrac{5}{2}x-5=-55$  
$\dfrac{-5}{2}x-5=-55$

anonymous · Answer

the second on.

mehek14 · Answer

first thing
-55 + 5 = ?

serenity74 · Answer

Then in order to remove the fraction you multiply by the reciprocal.

serenity74 · Answer

and bam you get the answer for X.

danjs · Answer

the 'whole' , quantity possibly

anonymous · Answer

what is x?

serenity74 · Answer

You would get a whole number even if you did the reciprocal....

mehek14 · Answer

first
-55 + 5 = ?

anonymous · Answer

-50

danjs · Answer

(-5/2) * ( x - 2 )  = -55

maybe

mehek14 · Answer

$\dfrac{-5}{2}=-50$

serenity74 · Answer

Wat are you doing @DanJS lol

mehek14 · Answer

$\dfrac{2}{-5}*-50$

serenity74 · Answer

The X is part of 5/2 it's not seperated lol.

anonymous · Answer

20

serenity74 · Answer

Ummmmm @Mehek14 dats a bit too complicated

mehek14 · Answer

that's how you solve it @Serenity74

serenity74 · Answer

I lied my bad

serenity74 · Answer

I didn't that you reciprocal-ed it sorry!!!!

anonymous · Answer

so the answer is 20?

mehek14 · Answer

yup

serenity74 · Answer

Yes the answer is 20 and @Mehek14 is correct.

anonymous · Answer

thank you!

mehek14 · Answer

2*-50 = -100
-100/-5 = +20

danjs · Answer

(-5/2) * ( x - 5 ) = -55

sorry the wording looked like that to me,   multiplied by (x - 5),  that gives 
x=27 though

anonymous · Answer

thank you!!

serenity74 · Answer

Wait.

anonymous · Answer

yes

serenity74 · Answer

No it is 20

danjs · Answer

instead of multiplied by x - and take away a 5 , or something

anonymous · Answer

@DanJS 27 is not an answer.

danjs · Answer

yeah , sorry

anonymous · Answer

@Serenity74 thank you.

anonymous · Answer

good bye and I might have more questions.

serenity74 · Answer

Yes so you end up with 
-5/2x = -50
-5x = -50 (2)     (since the two cancel out on the other side by multiplying it)
then you get 
-5x = -100
x = -100/-5 = +20 (since negative * negative give you a positive answer)
@DanJS

serenity74 · Answer

Yes so you end up with 
-5/2x = -50
-5x = -50 (2)     (since the two cancel out on the other side by multiplying it)
then you get 
-5x = -100
x = -100/-5 = +20 (since negative * negative give you a positive answer)
@DanJS

danjs · Answer

right,  

the wording in the problem is goofy to me

if the words had something like   'and take aqway 5'  or 'then take 5 away',   may be clearer

the x - 5 sounds like a quantity to me,  sorry bout that

danjs · Answer

multiplied by x minus 5 -- to me is (x - 5)

serenity74 · Answer

Lol but you do get it right now right?

danjs · Answer

yes i know how to do the math,  just the wording is different than i have seen, maybe

serenity74 · Answer

Lol you don't have to be sorry about nothing lol, wordings tend to trip people off XD.

serenity74 · Answer