- 1 4/5x = 9 (turn the mixed number into an improper fraction) -9/5x = 9 (now multiply both sides by -5/9 eliminating the -9/5 on the left side) x = 9 * -5/9 x = -45/9 = -5 <===
convert the mixed number -14/5 into an improper fraction first by multiplying the denominator (5) by the whole number part (1) and add the numerator (4) to get the new numerator. Place the new numerator 9 over the old denominator 5 -9/5x=9 simplify -9/5x write x as a fraction with a denominator of 1 -(x/1*9/5)=9 -x*9/5=9
-9x/5=9 multiply both sides by 5 -9x=9*(5) -9x=45 x=-5
