Question

i need step by step instructions on how to solve the equation 17= -13 - 8x

Answer 1

add 13 to both sides,
then divide both sides by -8

Answer 2

could you show me

Answer 3

First we need to isolate -8x, so lets get rid of the thirteen

17 = -13 - 8x

lets add 13 to cancel out the -13, but what you do to oneside, you must do to the other:

17 + 13 = -13 - 8x +13

30 = -8x

now lets isolate the (x) by dividing both sides by -8

30/-8 = x

15/-4 = x

-15/4 = x

Answer 4

Answer is x =-15/4