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[tex]\frac{-8x-1}{3}+1.5=-9.5[/tex]
First you had to subtract by 1.5 from both sides.
[tex]\frac{-8x-1}{3}+1.5-1.5=-9.5-1.5[/tex]
Simplify
[tex]\frac{-8x-1}{3}=-11[/tex]
Next you had to multiply by 3 from both sides.
[tex]\frac{3(-8x-1)}{3}=3(-11)[/tex]
Simplify
[tex]-8x-1=-33[/tex]
Add by 1 from both sides.
[tex]-8x-1+1=-33+1[/tex]
Simplify
[tex]-8x=-32[/tex]
Divide by -8 from both sides.
[tex]\frac{-8x}{-8}=\frac{-32}{-8}[/tex]
Simplify should be the correct answer.
[tex]x=4[/tex]
The answer should be the third option C.
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