document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=457068>Question 457068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question is: If 3x+5x=-8 Then x+1=?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know what im missing, I think I multiply -8 on both sides but what happens to the x on 3x or 5x, please help me understand the steps involved in this problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 5x = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+1 = -1 + 1 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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