QUESTION 7 PLS HELP MEE

x = -15

Step-by-step explanation:

add 8 to both sides

add 17 and 8 to get 25

multiply both sides by (the reciprocal)

make 25 into a single fraction

multiply 25 and -3 to get -75

divide -75 by 5 to get -15

x= -15

hope this helps!

b) 1/3 * 1/5

step-by-step explanation:

each smallest part is 1/15 since the written one is 1/5 and it's divided by 3 equal parts. (1/5 )/3 = 1/15 = 1/3 * 1/5

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!