How do you solve $-32-3/5f=-17$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-07T05:02:17

See the entire solution process below:

Step 1) Add $color(red)(32)$ to each side of the equation to isolate the $f$ term while keeping the equation balanced:

$-32 - 3/5f + color(red)(32) = -17 + color(red)(32)$

$-32 + color(red)(32) - 3/5f = 15$

$0 - 3/5f = 15$

$-3/5f = 15$

Step 2) Multiply each side of the equation by $-color(red)(5)/color(blue)(3)$ to solve for $f$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$-color(red)(5)/color(blue)(3) xx -3/5f = -color(red)(5)/color(blue)(3) xx 15$

$cancel(-color(red)(5))/cancel(color(blue)(3)) xx color(blue)(cancel(color(black)(-3)))/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(5)))f = -75/color(blue)(3)$

$f = -25$

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