Question

I need help on understanding this. I'm not sure what the questions mean by Positive or Negative.Is -9x=36 Positive or NegativeIs -3b-12=-7b Positive or Negative Is -8.2d+28.1=3.6d Positive or Negative Is 2(4t-5)=6t-18 Positive or Negative

Answer 1

Answer

1) The value of x is negative

Explanation:

Given the equations, we are to check whether the result will give a negative or postive value;

Given the equation;

-9x = 36

Divide both sides by -9

-9x/-9 = 36/-9

x = -4

Hence the value of x is negative