SOLUTION: 40=-8(x-3)

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Question 404451: 40=-8(x-3)
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40 = -8(x - 3) <=> -8(x -3)= 40
-8(x -3)= 40
-8x + 24 = 40 (Distributive Law for the parentheses,a(b+c)=ab + ac)
- 8x = 40 - 24
-8x = 16
x = -16/8
x = -2