document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1095662>Question 1095662</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation of a line is y= 1/2x - 6. If y= -8, then what is the value of x?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I used the y= mx + b formula and plugged in the values giving to us in the world problem. Thus, I end up with -8= -1/2x-6. Then I did what my math teacher called \"opposite operation on the opposite side.\" Which means that I added 6 on both sides of the equal sign. The -6 and 6 cancel each other out, thus leaving the -1/2x by itself. On the other side of the equation, we add the 6 and -8 to get a -2. But this is where I wasn't 100% sure I did right. cause then I have -2 on side and -1/2x on the other. So would I divide both side by a positive 1/2? Cause when I divided both sides by a negative 1/2, I got x= 1, but on my online homework, it says that answer is  wrong. can you help?  </SPAN>\n" );
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