Question

solve -.016x= -16. Need help solving this

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 1000

Step-by-step explanation:

$-0.016x=-16\qquad\text{divide both sides by (-0.016)}\\\\\dfrac{-0.016x}{-0.016}=\dfrac{-16}{-0.016}\\\\x=\dfrac{16\cdot1000}{0.016\cdot1000}\\\\x=\dfrac{16000}{16}\\\\x=1000$

Answer 2

Answer:

x = 1000.

Step-by-step explanation:

-0.016x = -16

Divide both sides by -0.016:

x = -16 / -0.016

=  1000.

We can check this by multiplying -0.016 by 1000:

we move the decimal point 3 times to the right - which gives us -16.