Solve -150=2/j+50

$$- 150 = \frac { 2 } { j } + 50$$

Solve for j

$$j=-\frac{1}{100}=-0.01$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Variable j cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by j.

$$-150j=2+j\times 50$$

Subtract j\times 50 from both sides.

$$-150j-j\times 50=2$$

Combine -150j and -j\times 50 to get -200j.

$$-200j=2$$

Divide both sides by -200.

$$j=\frac{2}{-200}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{-200} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$j=-\frac{1}{100}$$