Question

a number is such that when you multiply it by 5/2 and add 2/3 to the product, you get -7/12. What is the number

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

$x \times \frac{5}{2} + \frac{2}{3} = \frac{ - 7}{12}$

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$x \times \frac{5}{2} = \frac{ - 7}{12} - \frac{2}{3}$

TAKE LCM

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$x \times \frac{5}{2} = \frac{ - 7 - 2(4)}{12}$

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$x \times \frac{5}{2} = \frac{ - 7 - 8}{12}$

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$x \times \frac{5}{2} = \frac{ - 15}{12}$

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$x = \frac{ - 5}{4} \times \frac{2}{5}$

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$x = \frac{ - 2}{4}$

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$x = \frac{ - 1}{2}$

THEREFORE THE NUMBER IS "-1/2".