Question

When solving -1/8 (x + 35) = −7, what is the correct sequence of operations?


A. Multiply each side by -1/8, add 35 to each side.

B. Multiply each side by -1/8, subtract 35 from each side.

C. Multiply each side by -8, subtract 35 from each side.

D. Multiply each side by -8, add 35 to each side.

Answer 1

\[-\frac{ 1 }{ 8 } (x + 35) = -7\]

Answer 2

you wanna get rid of the -1/8 first, so what would you do?

Answer 3

Multiply by -1/8, right?

Answer 4

multiply by -8

Answer 5

-8/-8 = 1

Answer 6

1 times (x+35) = x+35

Answer 7

So, multiply by -8 and subtract 35? Since you need to isolate the variable.

Answer 8

yep

Answer 9

Thank you so much!