Question 404451
 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