Question 1095662
The equation of a line is y= 1/2x - 6. If y= -8, then what is the value of x?
I used the y= mx + b formula and plugged in the values giving to us in the world problem. Thus, I end up with -8= -1/2x-6. Then I did what my math teacher called "opposite operation on the opposite side." Which means that I added 6 on both sides of the equal sign. The -6 and 6 cancel each other out, thus leaving the -1/2x by itself. On the other side of the equation, we add the 6 and -8 to get a -2. But this is where I wasn't 100% sure I did right. cause then I have -2 on side and -1/2x on the other. So would I divide both side by a positive 1/2? Cause when I divided both sides by a negative 1/2, I got x= 1, but on my online homework, it says that answer is  wrong. can you help? 
<pre>Yes, you're ALMOST correct up to this POINT: {{{matrix(1,3, - 2, "=", (- 1/2)x)}}}, but it should not be {{{(- 1/2)x}}} on the right side, but {{{(1/2)x}}}, instead. 
{{{matrix(1,3, - 2, "=", (1/2)x)}}}. Now, just DIVIDE each side by {{{1/2}}}, which is the same as MULTIPLYING each side by 2.
You should get: {{{highlight_green(matrix(1,5, x, "=", "- 4,", your, answer))}}}
It's not COMPLEX, and should take just a few seconds to solve.