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
8(w-4)=-32
8w - 8*4 = -32 This is OK
so
8w - 32 = -32 now add 32 to each side
32
To solve the equation using the distributive property, you need to distribute the 8 to both terms inside the parentheses.
8(w-4) can be rewritten as 8w - 8*4.
Now, let's simplify the equation:
8w - 32 = -32
Next, we need to isolate the variable w by moving the constant -32 to the other side of the equation.
To do this, we can add 32 to both sides of the equation:
8w - 32 + 32 = -32 + 32
This simplifies to:
8w = 0
Finally, to solve for w, we divide both sides of the equation by 8:
(8w)/8 = 0/8
This gives us:
w = 0
So the solution to the equation 8(w-4) = -32 is w = 0.