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What is the value of x in the equation -6/7 = -x/84? A. –98 B. –72 C. 72 D. 98

What is the value of x in the equation -6/7 = -x/84? A. –98 B. –72 C. 72 D. 98
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What is the value of x in the equation -6/7 = -x/84?

A. –98
B. –72
C. 72
D. 98

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User Shikhar Bansal
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the answer i think is 72

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User Ashfaque Ali Solangi
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Use cross multiplication:

(-6)/(7) = (-x)/(84)


(-6)*(84)=(-x)*(7)


-504=-7x

Divide both sides by -7 to find x:

-504/-7=-7x/-7

Final answer: x=72 (C)

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User Raas Masood
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