Question

Someone PLEASE help!!!!!!!!!!Solve the equation. b/-4 = -2

A. 8
B. -8
C. 1/2
D. -1/2

Answer 1

the answer for this equation is A=8

Answer 2

When solving algebraic equations, first decide what variable need to solved. In this case, the b variable. When solving for a variable, get the variable on one side and everything else on the opposite side of the variable you're solving for.

We have the equation
`(b)/(-4) = -2`

What can we do to get the b variable by itself? Well, we can multiply the left-hand side of the equation by -4. But any thing we do on one side, we must do on the opposite side.


`(b)/(-4) * (-4)/(1) = -2 * (-4)/(1) \\ b = 8`

So, b is equal to 8.