Question

-3x-5x+8=16
Please I don’t understand

Answer 1

You combine -3x-5x and then get -8x. -8x+8=16 then you subtract 8 from both sides 8-16 you get 8. -8x=8 divid them by -8 and you get -1




Answer is -1

Answer 2

-1

We can solve in this way,

-3x-5x+8=16

-8x=16-8

-8x=8

x= -8/8

x= -1

Therefore for this equation, x= -1.