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Abdullah M. · Stefan V.

Feb 27, 2017

$x = - 2.75$ $x = -2.75$

Explanation:

$\frac{11}{36} = - \frac{x}{9}$ $11/36 = -x/9$

$(- x) (36) = (9) (11)$ $(-x)(36) = (9)(11)$

$- 36 x = 99$ $-36x = 99$

$x = \frac{99}{- 36}$ $x = 99/-36$

$x = - 2.75$ $x = -2.75$

The key thing here is to cross multiply to solve the problem, once you have that you essentially have the answer.

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