-6+8x=-38 move -6 to the right of the exppression it become 8 * x -6=-38 8* x -6+38=0 8* x -6 +32=0 Added fractions or integers together <span>It becomes 8*x +32=0 </span> 8*x+32=0 Solved <span>linear equation 8*x+32=0 </span>equivalent to 8*x+32 =0 it becomes 0=0 <span> </span> <span>This is an equation!</span><span> Solutions X=-4</span>
-6 +8x = -38 8x = -32 x = -4 I did this by first adding 6 to both sides to get 8x by itself. I then divided by 8 to get x by itself. I remembered to use the - - + rule (Two negatives make a positive, a positive and a negative make a negative). Hope this helps!