How do you solve #8- \frac { 1} { 3} x = 16#?
1 Answer
Mar 14, 2018
Using subtraction and multiplication, you find that
Explanation:
To arrive at the solution, you need to get
For this problem, we need to first subtract 8 from both sides to 'move' the additive part to the right-hand side of the equation, away from
Next, we'll divide both sides by -1/3. Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its inverse. Therefore, we will achieve the same effect by multiplying both sides by -3: