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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-8(a+6)=-96

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What u need to do for it? Solve it or what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve the equation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is A?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

solve it for A

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ohh ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

48

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How did you come up with 48?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait i'm wrong hold on I got confused here sry :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

there is a few ways to do this.... -8(a + 6) = -96 --- distribute through the parenthesis -8a - 48 = -96 -8a = -96 + 48 -8a = - 48 a = -48/-8 a = 6 OR -8(a + 6) = -96 --- divide both sides by -8 a + 6 = -96/-8 a + 6 = 12 a = 12 - 6 a = 6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes hes right @Jessica05

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