-3(x=8)
It seems like there might be a mistake in the expression you provided. The equation should be written with an equals sign (=) to represent equality, rather than a minus sign (-). Assuming you meant to write it as an equation, it would look like this: -3(x) = 8.
To solve this equation, we can use the distributive property. The distributive property states that multiplying a number outside of parentheses by each term inside the parentheses.
In this case, we have -3 multiplied by (x), which can be written as -3x. So the equation becomes: -3x = 8.
Now, to isolate the variable x and solve for it, we need to get rid of the coefficient -3. We can do this by dividing both sides of the equation by -3.
Dividing both sides by -3 gives us:
(-3x)/(-3) = 8/(-3), which simplifies to:
x = 8/(-3).
Thus, the solution to the equation -3(x) = 8 is x = 8/(-3) or x = -8/3.