Khan/khan-exercises — Issue #10012: Linear equations 4 - confused
Author: KhanBugz
Created: 2012-01-02 05:42:06+00:00
State: open
Labels: ie8, ie9, other, win7

Reporter: mami_ahmad@yahoo.com

why the result is positive? why not x= -39/-22

[linear_equations_4.html?seed=189&problem=x-on-top-and-bottom](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/linear_equations_4.html?seed=189&problem=x-on-top-and-bottom&debug)

[Answer timeline](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/linear_equations_4.html?seed=189&problem=x-on-top-and-bottom&debug&activity=%5B%5B%22correct-activity%22%2C%22%5C%22-39%2F-22%5C%22%22%2C152%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C7%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C9%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C19%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C39%5D%5D)

["-39/-22"]

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