What is the answer to 3/x =-51 ?

The answer to 3/x =-51 is x=-1/17

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3/x =-51

\frac{3}{x} = - 51

x = - \frac{1}{17}

Decimal Notation

x = - 0.05882 \dots

Solution steps

\frac{3}{x} = - 51

Multiply both sides by

x

3 = - 51 x

Switch sides

- 51 x = 3

Divide both sides by

- 51

x = - \frac{1}{17}

Verify Solutions

Find undefined (singularity) points:

x = 0

Combine undefined points with solutions:

x = - \frac{1}{17}

y, x = \frac{- 7}{1 + 4 y}

\frac{2}{x} - \frac{2}{5} = x

\frac{3}{x + 1} - \frac{2}{x - 4} = 0

x, f = \frac{x - m}{x + m}

\frac{e}{x} = 0