How do you solve #8w + 56= - 8#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-05T03:23:46

#w = -8#

Here's how I did it:

#8w + 56 = -8#

First, we want to subtract #56# from both sides of the equation:
#8w = -64#

Now we want to divide both sides by #8# to get the value of #w#:
#w = -8#

Answer 2 · 2018-04-05T03:34:05

#w=-8#

First, you want to isolate the term with the variable. This means we need to subtract #56# from both sides:

#8w+56-56=-8-56#
#8w=-64#

Now, you need to isolate the variable even further by dividing both sides by #8#.

#(8w)/8=-64/8#
#w=-8#

The last step is to plug it in to make sure the answer is correct.

Plug in -8 for #w#
#8*(-8)+56= -64+56=-8# ✔️