How do you solve $1/8x= -3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-06-27T21:04:53

See the explanation below.

Solve $1/8x=-3$ .

Simplify $1/8x$ to $x/8$ .

$x/8=-3$

Multiply both sides times $8$ .

$(x(8))/8=-3(8)$

Cancel the $8$ .

$(xcancel(8))/cancel8=-3(8)$ =

$x=-24$

Answer 2 · 2015-06-27T21:06:09

Multiply both sides of the equation by $8$ to find: $x = -24$

Multiply both sides of the equation by $8$ .

The left hand side becomes:

$8 * 1/8x = (8*1/8)*x = 1*x = x$

The right hand side becomes:

$8 * -3 = -24$

So $x = -24$

In general you can do any of the following to an equation and preserve its truth:

(1) Add or subtract the same value on both sides.
(2) Multiply or divide by the same non-zero value on both sides.

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