Question

-1/2x = -5/6. Can anyone help me work this the simplest way.

Answer 1

suppose this wan being

-1 5
---x = - ---
2 6

so the first step need getting the common denominator - what will be 6 and so multiply the first fraction by 3 and will get

-3x -5
---- = -----
6 6

so

-3x = -5 divide both sides by -1

3x = 5 divide both sides by 3

x = 5/3

hope helped