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DO NOT GIVE THE ANSWER
Please explain how to do this

DO NOT GIVE THE ANSWER Please explain how to do this-example-1

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Answer:

Solve by multiplying -8 on both sides

Explanation:

b

___ = -2

-8

once you multiply -8 on both sides, the -8 would cancel on the left leaving you with

b = -2(-8)

Solve :)

User Thaumant
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Explanation:

Right now, we are given:
(b)/(-8) =-2.


(b)/(-8) is basically b divided by -8. In order to solve for b, we need to "undo" the division part - and to do so, we use the opposite of division, which is multiplication.

So, we would multiply both sides by -8:
(b)/(-8) *-8=-2*(-8)

On the left, when we multiply by -8, the -8 we multiplied and the -8 in the denominator cancel out, so we're just left with b. On the right side, it's simply the multiplication of -2 by -8. Here, since we have two negative numbers, the negatives cancel out to become a positive product, and 2 * 8 = 16. So, -2 * -8 = 16.

As you did not want the answer, I will not say explicitly the actual answer, but hopefully you can figure it out from my explanation above!

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