Question

How do you solve `x/-2=36`?

Answer 1

`x = -72`

Explanation:

`x/-2 = 36`

To solve for the variable `x` we need to make `x` alone.

To do so, let's multiply both sides by `color(blue)(-2)`:
`x/-2 color(blue)(xx-2) = 36 quadcolor(blue)(xx-2)`

`x/cancel(-2) cancel(color(blue)(xx-2)) = 36 quadcolor(blue)(xx-2)`

So the answer is:
`x = -72`

Hope this helps!