Question

Please help I'm lost and not sure if my answer is correct
X-1= 6
---- ---
X. 8
Then in the end I got
13x = -8
13. 13
So X=0.61

Answer 1

Hi
Welcome to openstudy :D

x-1=6
is the original problem correct?

Answer 2

The original problem is X-1= 6
X. 8

Answer 3

You might be better off drawing the problem in the Draw utility:

Answer 4

Yes correct

Answer 5

\[\huge~\rm~\bf~\color{purple}{\frac{ x-1 }{ x }=\frac{ 6 }{ 8}}\]
Use cross multiplcation :-)
Do you know how to do cross multiplcation?

Answer 6

Yeah I got 6x=8x-8

Answer 7

Is that right?

Answer 8

Yep go on and isolate x :-)

Answer 9

Ok then I did +8x +8x
So then I got 13x=-8

Answer 10

13x. -8
--- =. ---
13. 13

Answer 11

Hmm not quite...
\[\huge~\rm~\bf~\color{red}{6x-8x=8x-8x-8}\]
We would subtract 8x from both sides because we want to ISOLATE x in other words get it by itself
so...
6-8=?

Answer 12

oh wow your right I didn't notice that

Answer 13

:3
now you can try to isolate x :)

Answer 14

So then my final answer was X= -4 since there is a -8

Answer 15

Correct? :)

Answer 16

Hmm not quite...
\[\huge~\rm~\bf~\color{orange}{6x-8x=8x-8x-8}\]
\[\huge~\rm~\bf~\color{orange}{-2x=-8}\]
\[\huge~\rm~\bf~\color{red}{negative/negative=+ }\]

Answer 17

Does that make sense?

Answer 18

Oh my lol I didn't notice that either haha
So then I get
-2x. -8
---- = ----
-2. -2
So X= +4

Answer 19

Is that correct?

Answer 20

Pooja you there? :(

Answer 21

Oops sorry >.< this lag >_>
yes that's correct ^_^
x=4

Answer 22

Yay !!! Thank you so much !!! :)