Solve -2=9/7(5)-23

$$- 2 = \frac { 9 } { 7 } ( 5 ) - 23$$

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Solution Steps

Express \frac{9}{7}\times 5 as a single fraction.

$$-2=\frac{9\times 5}{7}-23$$

Multiply 9 and 5 to get 45.

$$-2=\frac{45}{7}-23$$

Convert 23 to fraction \frac{161}{7}.

$$-2=\frac{45}{7}-\frac{161}{7}$$

Since \frac{45}{7} and \frac{161}{7} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$-2=\frac{45-161}{7}$$

Subtract 161 from 45 to get -116.

$$-2=-\frac{116}{7}$$

Convert -2 to fraction -\frac{14}{7}.

$$-\frac{14}{7}=-\frac{116}{7}$$

Compare -\frac{14}{7} and -\frac{116}{7}.

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