What is the solution to this equation? x + 8 = –2 A. x = –10 B. x = 10 C. x = 6 D. x = –6

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Maurice Raguse · Answer 1 · 2020-12-29T15:06:34+0000

ANSWER

x = - 10

EXPLANATION

The given equation

x + 8 = - 2

This is a linear equation in x.

To solve this equation, we add the additive inverse of 8 to both sides to get;

x + 8 + - 8 = - 2 + - 8

We simplify to get:

x + 0 = - 10

This implies that,

x = - 10

The correct answer is A.