How do you solve $3/5x - 8= -2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-09T12:58:29

$3/5x - 8 = -2$ ---> $3/5x = 6$ ---> $x = 5/3 *6$ ---> $x = 10$

$3/5x - 8 = -2$

First, add 8 to both sides of the equation:
$3/5x - 8 + 8 = -2 + 8$

= $3/5x = 6$

Next, multiply both sides by $5/3$ :

= $3/5*5/3x = 6*5/3$

This simplifies to:

$x = 30/3$ and $30 -: 3 = 10$ , therefore, $x = 10$

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