What is the first step needed to solve (in parenthesis) 2 over 5 (the parenthesis ends there) times x minus 6 equals negative 16? a: subtract 16 from both sides b: add 6 to both sides c: divide both sides by 5 d: multiply both sides by 2

10:40

Step-by-step explanation:

I believe the answer would be 10/40. First, I simplified all of the given rations. You do this by finding the two numbers greatest common factor. For example, 3/12, 3 goes into 3 once and 3 goes into 12 four times. So that ratio would be 1/4. If you continue the pattern you would get 1/4 for all of them. Therefore, 10/40 would be correct since it's ratio would also be 1/4.

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