What is the second step to solve the equation c divided by negative three plus eight equals two ?

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anonymous · Answer

Multiply by negative three

 Add 8

 Divide by negative three

 Subtract 8

anonymous · Answer

@Easyaspi314

anonymous · Answer

Does it look like this?

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ c }{ (-3+8) } = 2$$

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Based on the text I'm going to say it's

$$\frac{c}{-3} + 8 = 2$$

Right?

anonymous · Answer

it looks like how @johnweldon1993  did it.

anonymous · Answer

@johnweldon1993 help please

anonymous · Answer

What did you do first?

anonymous · Answer

multiply by 3

johnweldon1993 · Answer

No you want to isolate that fraction first...you need to do something with the 8 first right...?

anonymous · Answer

ohhh thats what i was confused about! so the second step would be to divide by 3!

anonymous · Answer

Not quite. Since you are already dividing by -3 in the fraction, you want to make sure you do the inverse on both sides of the equation.

johnweldon1993 · Answer

So your first step would be subtract the 8 from both sides....so now you would have

$$\large \frac{c}{-3} = -6$$

what next?

johnweldon1993 · Answer

*Hint...see how the variable is being DIVIDED by -3? well to eliminate that you would do the inverse of division...which is...?

anonymous · Answer

multiply

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Correct so since this is the second step...your answer is...?

anonymous · Answer

so the answer would be multiplying by 3! Thank you

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Correct!

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Well 'negative' 3 but yes...

anonymous · Answer

Always watch your signs!