Ben K. answered • 12/03/15
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(x - 14) / (-10) = -19
We want to solve for X, so what do we do first? We want to make sure that everything is in the numerator (or all in a line). That means that we should multiply both sides by (-10). This results in
(x - 14) = (-19) * (-10)
The right hand side has 2 negatives, so they cancel out to be a positive. and we can drop the parenthesis on the left
x - 14 = 190
Now we add 14 to both sides to cancel out the -14 on the left. We get
x = 204
For your questions about the hundreths, that is a decimal place that is 2 spot to the right of the decimal. Seeing that we have a whole number (a whole number is a quantity that is exact, with infinite decimal places), the answer is
204.000
which is exactly the same as 204
I hope this helps!
