Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.2 - Solving Equations: Review of the Addition and Multiplication Properties - Exercise Set - Page 180: 67

Answer

$x=-28$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{x}{-4}=-1-(-8)\rightarrow$ simplify $\frac{x}{-4}=7\rightarrow$ multiply both sides by -4 $\frac{x}{-4}\times-4=7\times-4\rightarrow$ simplify $x=-28$
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