Solve for x -10x=40

$- 10 x = 40$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 10 x = 40$ by $- 10$ .

$\frac{- 10 x}{- 10} = \frac{40}{- 10}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 10$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 10 x}{- 10} = \frac{40}{- 10}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{40}{- 10}$

$x = \frac{40}{- 10}$

$x = \frac{40}{- 10}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

Divide $40$ by $- 10$ .

$x = - 4$

$x = - 4$

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