SOLUTION: -15+8x=-31

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Question 128129: -15+8x=-31
Answer by JessicaGill(40) About Me  (Show Source):
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-15%2B8x=-31
First let us add 15 to each side of the equation
-15%2B15%2B8x=-31%2B15 Simplify to leave us with 8x=-16
Now divide each side by 8 to solve for x %288%2F8%29x=%28-16%2F8%29
Simplified down this is x=-2
Check
-15%2B8%28-2%29=-31 Simplified to -15%2B%28-16%29=-31 to -31=-31