Question 235619: please help me with this multi step equation and show work -8= -(x+4) Found 2 solutions by rfer, JenniferTutors:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! For this problem:
First you would multiply the negative sign into the parenthesis:
Next, you want to get x by itself, so you would add the four to the right side of the equation:
When you have a negative variable, divide by a negative 1 (the variable is considered 1) to make the variable positive: