The equation d-8/-2=12

Question

I am in Algebra 1 and have this promblem on my math homework and don't know how to do it. 

Answer 1

What you write could be interpreted two ways:

d - 8/-2 = 12 

d + 4 = 12

d = 8

 

(d - 8) / -2 = 12

d - 8 = -24

d = -16

 

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