Solve 5/6x=-1/2

$$\frac{ 5 }{ 6 } x= \frac{ -1 }{ 2 }$$

Solve for x

$$x=-\frac{3}{5}=-0.6$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Fraction \frac{-1}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{2} by extracting the negative sign.

$$\frac{5}{6}x=-\frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply both sides by \frac{6}{5}, the reciprocal of \frac{5}{6}.

$$x=-\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{6}{5}$$

Multiply -\frac{1}{2} times \frac{6}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{-6}{2\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{-6}{2\times 5}.

$$x=\frac{-6}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-6}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$x=-\frac{3}{5}$$