Question

One - step equation

-104 = 8x
please help I don't know and I have tried for an hour now.

Answer 1

`- 104 = 8x \\ x = ( - 104)/(8) \\ x = - 13 \\ thank \: you`

Answer 2

`\boxed {\boxed {\sf x= -13}}`

Explanation:

We are asked to solve the following one-step equation.

`-104 = 8x`

We solve the equation by solving for x. We must isolate the variable by performing the inverse operation.

x is being multiplied by 8 (8x = 8*x). The inverse operation of multiplication is division. Divide both sides of the equation by 8. This eliminates the 8 on the right side of the equation so only x remains.

`\frac {-104}{8}= (8x)/(8)`

`\frac {-104}{8}= x`

`-13=x`

We can check our answer by substituting it back into the original equation.

`-104= 8x`

`-104= 8(-13)`

`-104= -104`

This checks out, so we know our answer is correct and x is equal to -13.