Question

Hello everyone!!
How do you solve -5x-6/2 ??

Answer 1

@563blackghost

Answer 2

i dont know this but i do know someone who might be able to help. @AloneS @Nnesha

Answer 3

is it -5x minus 2 or -5 times -6/2?

Answer 4

\[\frac{ -5x-6 }{ 2 }\]

Answer 5

Give me a second,

Answer 6

To solve such expression, you need to equal this to zero.
Then\[\frac{ -x-6 }{ 2 }=0\]
then
\[-x-6=0\]
\[x=-6\]

Answer 7

What happened to the 5??

Answer 8

but I think the expression is \[-5x-\frac{ 6 }{ 2 }\]
not \[\frac{ -5x-6 }{ 2 }\]

Answer 9

Anyway, here is the answer

Answer 10

It is the equation I said it is.

Answer 11

Actually, the whole equation is \[\frac{ 1 }{ 3 }(\frac{ -5x-6 }{ 2 })-\frac{ 7 }{ 8 }\]

Answer 12

Where is the equals sign?

Answer 13

There's no equals sign!! That's just the equation!!

Answer 14

I'm trying to find out what expressions are equivalent to my equation.

Answer 15

sorry
\[\frac{ -5x-6 }{ 2 }=0\]
\[-5x-6=0\]
\[x=-6/5=-1.2\]

Answer 16

Thanks, StarfireAndRobin.

Answer 17

Why does it need to be equaled to 0?

Answer 18

All I'm saying is an EQUATION must have an "="

Answer 19

Well..It doesn't. I don't know what to tell you.

Answer 20

Unless this has a different name and I'm calling it "equation" out of habit.

Answer 21

That is called a variable "expression" :-)

Answer 22

@563blackghost

Answer 23

Ahh @skullpatrol thank you for clarifying.

Answer 24

So is that why @3mar was trying to make it equal to 0?

Answer 25

Yup

Answer 26

So can you help me with solving it?? @skullpatrol

Answer 27

Obviously the last choice is one of the right answers, right?

Answer 28

Um, possibly? I'm not too sure, as it's just the expression with the 1/3.

Answer 29

I'm under the assumption that what they mean by "equivalent to the expression" is what comes next. Like, when you start solving it, the expression will turn into another version of itself, right? So that's why I'm trying to solve it and see if by solving it, I get one of those choices.

Answer 30

I don't know if I explained myself well enough, sorry.

Answer 31

That is correct.

Answer 32

Ah, great. So, what they're doing is simply multiplying 1/3 by -5x-6/2??

Answer 33

Since in the last choice, the 2 in the bottom of -5x-6/2 becomes a 6.

Answer 34

@skullpatrol ???

Answer 35

Yup

Answer 36

Now what?

Answer 37

I don't know, I'm trying to figure it out.

Answer 38

Again, it's affirmative that the last choice is one of the answers?? I don't want to fail my test.

Answer 39

Yes, it is affirmative.

Answer 40

Alright, alright..So, I'm not too sure how to continue. Could you help me??

Answer 41

Are you writing a test?

Answer 42

I'm taking a test on my online school and I don't want to fail.

Answer 43

Nobody wants to fail, but you are cheating.

Answer 44

I'm not cheating...I'm seeking help. I DO NOT put an answer without knowing how to solve it, even if I have the answer right in front of me.

Answer 45

I do not cheat. It's just that my unit test for my online school is giving me material that they have not taught me, and this is something that isn't recognizable. That's why I need some help from you to learn it, if you know what to do.

Answer 46

I'm not cheating, I'm learning. And I ask of you, since nobody else is helping me, and the math chat is so busy being off topic of the subject to even ask for help there, for you to help me and learn how to identify what is equivalent to this expression, so sometime, I can do this on my own.

Answer 47

@skullpatrol Are you still there??

Answer 48

ok, I'll try to guide you...let's start by using the last answer.

Answer 49

Thank you.

Answer 50

Don't thank me yet :-)

Answer 51

Do you know what a common denominator is?

Answer 52

A shared multiple?

Answer 53

Yup, use that idea to find one please.

Answer 54

On -5x-6/6?

Answer 55

For 6 to become 8?

Answer 56

What is the shared multiple of 6 and 8?

Answer 57

I have a question..If the bottom choice is what happens when you multiply 1/3(-5x-6/2), then why is the calculator giving me this?

Answer 58

Because 6/6 = 1

Answer 59

Ahhh, alright.

With that, 6 and 8 both share 24, don't they?

Answer 60

Yes they do.

Answer 61

So times -5x-6/6 by 3??

Answer 62

Why 3?

Answer 63

AHH I meant 6 xd

Answer 64

I was thinking of 8 * 3 = 24

Answer 65

My bad.

Answer 66

No wait...I'm so sorry, I just confused myself 100%. I'm very stupid, I'm sorry.

Answer 67

I'm so upset I don't know what to do.

Answer 68

relax and think

Answer 69

I've been thinking!!! I've been sitting here for more than 30 minutes!! I went through all my questions already, and this is question 3. I've postponed this question for a while because I couldn't figure it out and I still don't know.

Answer 70

Where are you stuck?

Answer 71

I'm honestly still stuck on 1/3(-5x-6/2). I wouldn't even know how to go on from there, although I know I have to multiply.

Answer 72

I'm just trying to go with it the best I can but I'm not understanding.

Answer 73

this 1/3(-5x-6/2) is not right

Answer 74

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