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Pre-Algebra Examples

- 2 x = - 8

$- 2 x = - 8$

Step 1

Divide each term in

- 2 x = - 8

$- 2 x = - 8$ by

- 2

$- 2$ .

\frac{- 2 x}{- 2} = \frac{- 8}{- 2}

$\frac{- 2 x}{- 2} = \frac{- 8}{- 2}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.1

Cancel the common factor of

- 2

$- 2$ .

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Step 2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 2 x}{- 2} = \frac{- 8}{- 2}$

Step 2.1.2

Divide

$x$ by

$1$ .

$x = \frac{- 8}{- 2}$

$x = \frac{- 8}{- 2}$

$x = \frac{- 8}{- 2}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.1

Divide

$- 8$ by

$- 2$ .

$x = 4$

$x = 4$

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$[\begin{array}{c} x^{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\ \sqrt{π} & \int x d x \end{array}]$