Please Help. I believe its A

Question

Solve the equation, –(^x∕₄) = 5, for x. Which of the following properties of equality did you apply?

	A)	Multiplication and subtraction
B)	Division and addition
C)	Division
D)	Multiplication

Answer 1

You have the equation -(x/4) = 5 and you want to find out what +x equals. To get rid of a negative fraction you need to multiply by the inverse. Our equation can be re-written like this

(-1/4)x = 5

and the negative inverse of the fraction is -4. Therefore, you must multiply both sides of the equal sign by -4:

(-4)(-1/4)x = (-4)(5)

x = -20.

Your answer is D, multiplication.

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