SOLUTION: -8=z+3z

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Question 542780: -8=z+3z
Answer by gwendolyn(128) About Me  (Show Source):
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-8=z+3z
First, we should combine the two 'z' terms on the right side of the equation by adding them together.
-8=4z
Then, we scan divide both sides of the equation by 4 to isolate the variable.
-8/4=4z/4
-2=z
Now, we know that z is equal to -2.