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

Answer 1

Eva Abramson

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#

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Answer 2

Isaiah Anthony

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

Multiply both sides of the equation by #8#.

The left side turns into:

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

The right side then turns into:

#8 * -3 = -24#

So #x = -24#

Generally speaking, you can maintain an equation's truth by doing any of the following:

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

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Answer 3

Hazel Anglin

To solve 1/8x = -3, multiply both sides of the equation by 8 to isolate x. This gives you x = -3 * 8, which simplifies to x = -24. Therefore, the solution to the equation 1/8x = -3 is x = -24.

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