Question

Use the Division Property of Equality in the form px = q to solve the following equation: 2/3 x = -10

Answer 1

To solve the equation 2/3x = -10 using the Division Property of Equality, we want to isolate the variable x on one side of the equation.

Firstly, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 3/2 to eliminate the fraction 2/3:

(3/2)*(2/3)x = (3/2)*(-10)

Simplifying, we have:

1x = -15

This can also be written as:

x = -15