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Minchanka [31]
3 years ago
15

Solve x - 6x = 40 by factoring. What is the solution?

Mathematics
1 answer:
marta [7]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

x=-8

Step-by-step explanation:

collect like terms

-5x=40

divide both sides of the equation by -5

so the answer would be x=-8

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