Question

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-2x + 8 = -16
x = ?
Please Show Steps

Answer 1

transpose 8 to the right side of the equation. start from there

Answer 2

I don't understand.

Answer 3

\[-2x+8=-16\]\[-2x=-16-8\]\[-2x=-24\]\[x=\frac{-24}{-2}\]\[x=12\]

Answer 4

Ahsome answered it for you.. i hope you understand how it's done.

Answer 5

If you don't understand, please ask :) We won't bite

Answer 6

yea thats what i meant when i said show your steps thx anyways

Answer 7

No problem :D

Answer 8

So basically you ended up adding 16 and 8 because they were both negatives right ?

Answer 9

Well, we had \(-16\) and \(-8\) on the right hand side, right?
So what is \(-16-8\)?
\(-24\)

Answer 10

Be Right Back. If you still have questions, I am pretty sure @shinalcantara can answer them for you till I get back

Answer 11

you subtracted -16 from -8
i was thinking of multiplication i guess

Answer 12

Oh, OK