Question

-8x + 3 - 2x = -1 please show how u got it

Answer 1

-8x + 3 - 2x = -1

Combine -8x and 2x

Don't forget that minus sign follows the 2 making it a negative.

-8x + -2x

Leaving you with...

-10x


Add the rest of the equation

-10x + 3 = -1

Now subtract 3 from -1

-10x + 3 = -1
-3 -3

Leaves you with

-10x = -4

Divide by -10x


-10x = -4
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-10 -10


This gets rid of your x and leaves you with -0.4

X= -0.4

Answer 2

Combine like terms and move them to one side to make solving easier.

-8x -2x= -1-3
-10x= -4
10x=4
x=4/10
x=2/5