document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314214>Question 314214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a hard time solving a/-2 = 8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #224612 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=224612\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think to yourself, what number divided by negative 2, will equal 8?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It must be a negative number, because two negatives make a positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is -16/-2=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to look at it is like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a/-2 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a/-2)*(-2) = 8*(-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The -2's on the left side cancel each other out, and you are left with -16 on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=-16 </SPAN>\n" );
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