What is the answer to 2/5 (x-2)=-3 ?

The answer to 2/5 (x-2)=-3 is x=-11/2

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2/5 (x-2)=-3

\frac{2}{5} (x - 2) = - 3

x = - \frac{11}{2}

Decimal Notation

x = - 5.5

Solution steps

\frac{2}{5} (x - 2) = - 3

Multiply both sides by

5

2 (x - 2) = - 15

Divide both sides by

2

x - 2 = - \frac{15}{2}

Move

2

to the right side

x = - \frac{11}{2}

- 5 y^{2} - 8 y + 4

2 r^{2} + 4 r + 2 = 0

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3 k^{3} + 6 k^{2}

7 x + 4 = 28