SOLUTION: I am having a hard time solving a/-2 = 8

Question 314214: I am having a hard time solving a/-2 = 8
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Think to yourself, what number divided by negative 2, will equal 8?

It must be a negative number, because two negatives make a positive.

The answer is -16/-2=8

Another way to look at it is like this:

a/-2 = 8

You are DIVIDING a by -2, and we want to get a by itself. The only way to do that is by MULTIPLYING both sides by -2:

(a/-2)*(-2) = 8*(-2)

The -2's on the left side cancel each other out, and you are left with -16 on the right side.

a=-16
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