Solve -2/7x=1/2

$$- \frac { 2 } { 7 } x = \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

Solve for x

$$x = -\frac{7}{4} = -1\frac{3}{4} = -1.75$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Multiply both sides by -\frac{7}{2}, the reciprocal of -\frac{2}{7}.

$$x=\frac{1}{2}\left(-\frac{7}{2}\right)$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times -\frac{7}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$x=\frac{1\left(-7\right)}{2\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\left(-7\right)}{2\times 2}.

$$x=\frac{-7}{4}$$

Fraction \frac{-7}{4} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{4} by extracting the negative sign.

$$x=-\frac{7}{4}$$