Question

-8x-47=17 this is for my homework

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 72

Step-by-step explanation:

-8x-47=17

what you would need to do is add 47 to both sides so it would look like this

-8x-47=17

   +47   +47

That would cancel out the first 47 since since it is a negative and positive, so they cancel each other out.

You now have -8x= 64

You then need to add 8 into both sides

-8x=64

+8  +8

x=72

Answer 2

Answer:

-8

Step-by-step explanation:

-8x - 47 = 17

      +47     +47

-8x = 64

Divide both sides by -8

x = -8