Basic Math Examples

$8 (q + 7) = - 72$

Step 1

Divide each term in $8 (q + 7) = - 72$ by $8$ and simplify.

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Step 1.1

Divide each term in $8 (q + 7) = - 72$ by $8$ .

$\frac{8 (q + 7)}{8} = \frac{- 72}{8}$

Step 1.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 1.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $8$ .

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Step 1.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{8 (q + 7)}{8} = \frac{- 72}{8}$

Step 1.2.1.2

Divide $q + 7$ by $1$ .

$q + 7 = \frac{- 72}{8}$

Step 1.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 1.3.1

Divide $- 72$ by $8$ .

$q + 7 = - 9$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing $q$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 2.1

Subtract $7$ from both sides of the equation.

$q = - 9 - 7$

Step 2.2

Subtract $7$ from $- 9$ .

$q = - 16$