document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19215>Question 19215</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -10 = 8 - x/7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8-x/7=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 8 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x/7=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by the reciprocal which means multiply each side by 7 over 1 because you want to get x by itself so since your multiplying -18 by 7, you get -126. but that would leave -x=-126 and you need x by itself so you divide each side by -1 so it makes x positive and 126 positive.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=126 </SPAN>\n" );
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