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8x-22=-60 solve for x

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8x-22=-60\ \ \ \ |+22\\\\8x=-38\ \ \ \ |:8\\\\x=-(38)/(8)\\\\x=-(19)/(4)\\\\x=-4(3)/(4)

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-60 plus 22 is -38 and -38 divided by 8 is -4.75

8(-4.75)-22=-60

So X equals -4.75

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