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    spearmint_9012 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 27, 2010, 02:18 PM
    can anyone help me with this problem? -1=5+x/6
    I am doing this worksheet on 2 step equations. This one I have done repetedly and gotten the same answer. The answers are on the back, but I keep getting the wrong one. The correct answer is 11, but for some reason I get -1. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

    The problem is: −1=5+x/6
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    Jun 27, 2010, 03:01 PM

    Your both wrong. How can I tell.

    -1 not equal to 5+11/6 and
    -1 is not equal to 5 + -1/6

    The answer is -36
    -1 = 5 + -36/6 as a check.

    You should have gotten -6 = x/6 when you subtract 5 from both sides. Solve for x and you get -36.

    It happens: The answer is wrong.

    Thanks for attempting the problem.
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    Jul 1, 2010, 01:54 AM

    Hum... I think that the actual problem is this:



    Let's check your answers...



    Wrong.



    Wrong again...

    The answer is -11. How? That's how:



    Multiply throughout by 6.



    Subtract 5 from both sides:







    I guess there was a printing error in the book, or you did a typo.

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