Solve for s -8s=40

$- 8 s = 40$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 8 s = 40$ by $- 8$ .

$\frac{- 8 s}{- 8} = \frac{40}{- 8}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 8$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 8 s}{- 8} = \frac{40}{- 8}$

Divide $s$ by $1$ .

$s = \frac{40}{- 8}$

$s = \frac{40}{- 8}$

$s = \frac{40}{- 8}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

Divide $40$ by $- 8$ .

$s = - 5$

$s = - 5$

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