marii00 marii00
  • 01-11-2018
  • Mathematics
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8x - 5 = -29

Find x

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ramandeep ramandeep
  • 01-11-2018

If you want to find x first, you would have to do:

8x-5=-29

8x-5+5=-29+5

I added 5 to both sides so i can leave 8x by itself. Now by simplifying:

8x=-24

8x/8=-24/8

I divided both sides by 8 so I can leave x by itself to get the answer:

x=-3


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