Question

What is the solution to this equation -8x - 40 = 8

Answer 1

The answer is -6 :)

1. Add 40 to both sides of the equation.

-8x-40=8

-8x-40+40=8+40

2. Add the numbers.

-8x=48

3. Divide both sides of the equation by the same term.

-8x=48

`(-8x)/(-8)`=
`(48)/(-8)`

4. Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator and divide the numbers.

x=-6

hope this helped! :)