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How do you solve #17= - 13- 8x#?

Answer 1

Savannah Anderson

#17=-13-8x#

#17+13=-8x#

#30=-8x#

#-8x=30#

#x=-30/8#

#x=-15/4#

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Answer 2

Avery Alexander

#x=-15/4#

#"add 13 to both sides of the equation"#

#17+13=-8x#

#30=-8x#

#"divde both sides by "-8#

#30/(-8)=xrArrx=-30/8=-15/4#

#color(blue)"As a check"#

#-17-(8xx-15/4)=-17+30=17larr"correct"#

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Answer 3

Eli Assouline

#x=-15/4#

We have the following:

#-13-8x=17#

We can get the constants on the right by adding #13# to both sides. We now have

#-8x=30#

Our last step would be to divide both sides by #-8#. We get

#x=-30/8#, which simplifies to #x=-15/4#.

Hope this helps!

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Answer 4

Julia Adams

To solve the equation 17 = -13 - 8x, first, add 13 to both sides to isolate the variable term: 17 + 13 = -13 + 13 - 8x 30 = -8x Then, divide both sides by -8 to solve for x: 30 / -8 = x x = -3.75

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