Homework Help: algebra

Posted by Frustrated on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 9:12am.

Use the distributive property to solve the equation.

8(w-4)=-32
W=

This is how I did it, I don't think it is right.
8(w-4)=-32
8w - 8*4 = -32
w = -24

algebra - Dr Russ, Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 9:24am
8(w-4)=-32

8w - 8*4 = -32 This is OK

so
8w - 32 = -32 now add 32 to each side
algebra - Anonymous, Monday, March 4, 2013 at 8:38pm
32

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