Question

Solve -3.5 = – for x using the multiplication property of equality. The operation in the problem is The inverse operation is

Answer 1

The given equation is

$-3.5=\frac{x}{4}$

To solve for x, we have to multiply the equation by 4,

$\begin{gathered} -3.5\cdot4=\frac{x}{4}\cdot4 \\ x=-14 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the solution is -14.

The operation of the problem is division, and the inverse operation is multiplication.