Question

Solve the following equation: 8 - 9x = 27.

Answer 1

The given equation is

$8-9x=27$

To solve for x, we have to subtract 8 to both sides

$8-9x-9 = 27-8 \\ -9x = 19$

Now we need to get rid of -9 from the left side, and for that we do division

$\frac{-9x}{-9} = \frac{19}{-9}$

$x = - \frac{19}{9}$