SOLUTION: -8(4+9x)=7(-2-11x) i have tried but i keep getting decimals is that right ??

Question 788457: -8(4+9x)=7(-2-11x)
i have tried but i keep getting decimals is that right ??
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.

Distribute.

Add to both sides.

Add to both sides.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

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Answer:

So the solution is and because , this means that you should be getting a decimal answer (if you don't want the answer as a fraction)

So the answer as a fraction is and the answer as a decimal is
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