Question

if -35/42 = x/6 , then x =

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Answer 1

Answer:

42x = -210 ( by cross multiplication)

x = -210/42

x. = -5 is the correct answer

Answer 2

Answer:

If  $\dfrac{x}{6} =\dfrac{-35}{42}$, then the value of x is -5.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that, $\dfrac{x}{6} =\dfrac{-35}{42}$ and the question is to find the unknown value x.

We have two fractions equal to each other and the way to solve them is cross multiplying. That is,

         $42x=6\times -35\\\\42x=-210$

To solve this equation we have to remove the 42 near the x. 42x means 42 multiply by x, so the opposite of multiplying by 42 is divided by 42. So we have to do the same to both left and right-hand sides. Therefore,

              $\dfrac{42x}{42} =\dfrac{-210}{42}$

Hence, $x=-5$