ok, the qeustion is: -56 divided by (-8 x) Any idea how you solve this?
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2006-11-13 09:56:05 · 7 answers · asked by Contradicted_by_All 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
-56 / (-8x)
you can simplify the fraction into
7x
but there's no way to find what x is because you dont have a solution to the equation.
2006-11-13 09:59:49 · answer #1 · answered by twim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok. First set the problem up.
-56/-8x
to do the next step first realize that when u divide a negative (-8x) by a negative (-56), the negatives cancel each other out.
56/8x
next simplify
to simplify u must divide the 56 by 8
what your left with is
7/x
2006-11-13 18:07:29 · answer #2 · answered by Da_Realist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot solve an algebraic problem unless it is in the form of an equation and you are solving for a particular variable.
In this case, all you could do is simplify the fraction.
-56 / (-8x)
= (-56/-8)x
= 7x
2006-11-13 17:59:37 · answer #3 · answered by Steven X 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Question: -56 / (-8x)
-56 / -8 = 7
Answer: 7 / x or 7x^(-1)
(depending on if you have studied negative exponents)
2006-11-13 18:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by MB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- 56 / - 8 x
Divide both top and bottom by (-8)
7 / x
2006-11-13 18:00:18 · answer #5 · answered by emilynghiem 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7/x
2006-11-13 18:01:05 · answer #6 · answered by d. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son says to use a calculator
2006-11-13 17:58:33 · answer #7 · answered by Mags 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋