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Solve 8x + 4 = -3: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step linear equations video lesson with captions. Final answer: x = -7/8 ≈ -0.875.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.3 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Solving an equation
$8~ x+4 = -3$
2. Step by step
1. $8~ x+4 = -3$
  Start with the equation
2. $8x = -7$
  Subtract 4 from both sides
3. $x = \frac{-7}{8} = -\frac{7}{8}$
  Divide both sides by 8
3. The answer
$x = -\frac{7}{8} \approx -0.875$
x = -7/8 ≈ -0.875
4. Check
- x = -0.875: left side = -3, right side = -3 ✓

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: 8x plus 4 equals negative 3. A linear equation in x: isolate x using inverse operations.

Step by step. Start with the equation. Subtract 4 from both sides. Divide both sides by 8.

The answer. So the answer is x equals negative 7 over 8 approximately negative 0.875. Doing the same operation to both sides keeps the equation balanced. Undoing addition, then multiplication, leaves x alone.

Check. x equals negative 0.875: left side equals negative 3, right side equals negative 3, which checks out.

About linear equations

Solve one-variable linear equations, including ones with brackets and fractions, and check the solution.

Solve 8x + 4 = -3: Linear equations Step-by-Step Lesson