How do you solve 8x=-728x=72?

2 Answers
Mar 10, 2018

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

Divide each side of the equation by color(red)(8)8 to solve for xx while keeping the equation balanced:

(8x)/color(red)(8) = -72/color(red)(8)8x8=728

(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(8)))x)/cancel(color(red)(8)) = -(8 xx 9)/color(red)(8)

x = -(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(8))) xx 9)/cancel(color(red)(8))

x = -9

Mar 10, 2018

x = -9

Explanation:

All we have to do to solve this equation is isolate x by itself on one side of the equals sign.

To do that, divide each side by 8, and then x will be isolated, revealing the answer:
8x=−72

(8x)/color(blue)8=(−72)/color(blue)8

(cancel(8)x)/cancel(color(blue)8)=(−72)/color(blue)8

x=(−72)/8

x=−9