Answer
$x=-5$
Work Step by Step
We start with the given equation: $-3.4x=17$.
We divide by $-3.4x$ on both sides of the equation in order to get $x$ by itself: $\frac{-3.4x}{-3.4}=\frac{17}{-3.4}$
We simplify the fractions by dividing: $x=-5$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 3 - Equations and Problem Solving - 3.1 - Solving First-Degree Equations - Problem Set 3.1 - Page 100: 71
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