Question

12) What should be added to five times the rational number -1/8 to get 2/7​

Answer 1

Answer:

 

x = -37/28

Step-by-step explanation:

Let number to be added be x.

2(7/8) + x = 3/7

14/8 + x = 3/7

x = 3/7 - 14/8

x = 24-98/56

x = -74/56 = -37/28