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Algebra Difficulty 1.7 Junior Find the answer

Solve for $x$ in the equation $(-1)(2)(x)(4)=24$ .

Your answer

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

Since $(-1)(2)(x)(4)=24$ , then $-8x=24$ or $x=\frac{24}{-8}=-3$ .

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