Subtract 8 from both sides
So you end up with x = -23
7.77777777 repeating
Irrational numbers are:
Numbers that repeat
7.7777777 repeats the number 7 after the decimal
Numbers that CANNOT be written as a simple fraction.
7.7777777 cannot be written as a fraction in simplest form.
Answer = 7.777777777 repeating
~Aamira~
Hope this helped :)
It works because even if the numbers are broken apart, you are still multiplying the numbers by their values, it's only different because once broken apart, it's in expanded form instead of standard form. It also makes multiplication easier since you don't have to deal with such large numbers.
