Question
Solve the equation
z=−14174
Alternative Form
z≈−0.524823
Evaluate
z÷3z−52z=25−5z
Find the domain
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Evaluate
3z=0
Rewrite the expression
z=0
z÷3z−52z=25−5z,z=0
Divide the terms
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Evaluate
z÷3z
Rewrite the expression
3zz
Reduce the fraction
31
31−52z=25−5z
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCM
(31−52z)×3=(25−5z)×3
Calculate
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Evaluate
(31−52z)×3
Apply the distributive property
31×3−52z×3
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
31×3
Reduce the numbers
1×1
Simplify
1
1−52z×3
Multiply the numbers
1−156z
1−156z=(25−5z)×3
Calculate
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Evaluate
(25−5z)×3
Apply the distributive property
25×3−5z×3
Multiply the numbers
75−5z×3
Multiply the numbers
75−15z
1−156z=75−15z
Move the expression to the left side
1−156z+15z=75
Move the expression to the right side
−156z+15z=75−1
Add and subtract
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Evaluate
−156z+15z
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−156+15)z
Add the numbers
−141z
−141z=75−1
Add and subtract
−141z=74
Change the signs on both sides of the equation
141z=−74
Divide both sides
141141z=141−74
Divide the numbers
z=141−74
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
z=−14174
Check if the solution is in the defined range
z=−14174,z=0
Solution
z=−14174
Alternative Form
z≈−0.524823
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