SOLUTION: -8(-8x-6)=-6x-22

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Question 670331: -8(-8x-6)=-6x-22
Answer by VirtualMathTutor(26) About Me  (Show Source):
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-8(-8x-6)= -6x - 22
expand the left side of the equation
64x + 48 = -6x - 22
Add 6x to both sides
70x + 48 = -22
Subtract 48 from both sides
70x = -70
divide both sides by 70 to get
x = -1