How do you solve $9 x + 8 = - 37$ $9x + 8= - 37$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-05T00:52:16

$x = - 5$ $x = -5$

$9 x + 8 = - 37$ $9x + 8 = -37$

To solve for the variable $x$ $x$ , we want to make $x$ $x$ by itself.

To do so, first subtract $8$ $color(blue)8$ from both sides of the equation:
$9x + 8 quadcolor(blue)(-quad8) = -37 quadcolor(blue)(-quad8)$

$9x = -45$

Now divide both sides by $color(blue)9$ :
$(9x)/color(blue)9 = -45/color(blue)9$

Therefore,
$x = -5$

Hope this helps!

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