Am I on the right track with this?
Solve for n n/-8 = -3
(-8/n)(n/-8) =(1/-3)(-8/1)
n=- 8/3
is this correct if n=1

Question

Am I on the right track with this?
Solve for n  n/-8 = -3
(-8/n)(n/-8) =(1/-3)(-8/1)
n=- 8/3
is this correct if n=1

anonymous · Answer

Not quite on track... let's try again...

anonymous · Answer

:( sighs ok

anonymous · Answer

n/-8 = -3

First step:  get n alone by multiplying both sides by the denominator on the left which is (-8)

anonymous · Answer

I thought I was doing that by dividing by 8

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ n }{ -8 } = -3$$
$$\frac{ n }{ -8 }(-8) = (-3)(-8)$$

anonymous · Answer

You may be thinking about a situation like:

7n = 14
Divide both sides by 7 to get:    n = 2

anonymous · Answer

ok I see...I was doing what you did....but I  had 1/=3 insteand of -3/1...does that make sense

anonymous · Answer

at least it does to me

anonymous · Answer

oops 1/-3

anonymous · Answer

ty

anonymous · Answer

Got it?  Sorry, I had to step away for a min..

anonymous · Answer

ty