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Is this correct for the following problem
x/8 = -4y/5
multiply everything by 40
40x = 160y or x = 4y
Brady,
x/8 = -4y/5
Multiplying both sides by 40 will give,
40 * x/8 = 40 * (-4y/5)
5x = 8*(-4y) [On left side, 40 will get divided by 8 and on right side, 40 will get divided by 5]
5x = -32y
x = (-32/5)y
So this is the value of x.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Pawan
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Pawan Musale
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I can answer Basic Mathematics questions like: Natural Numbers, Integers, Real Numbers, Complex Numbers, Number Theory, Geometry, Trigonometry, Graph Theory, Square Roots, Basic Integration, Profit-Loss problems, Work-Time problems, Equations etc I can try to answer questions of probability and set theory
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