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xtremexposure
Sep 12, 2011, 02:29 PM
If x+3/-2=8

Would x+3=8*2? Or x+3=8*-2?

rpray2007
Sep 12, 2011, 02:57 PM
You need to give us some parentheses to make sense of the equation. But, if you are writing (x+3)/-2 = 8, then multiplying -2 on both sides would give you x+3 = 8*-2.