-15+b=-9, you would need to add 15 to both sides to cancel out the -15, so you would get b=6.
-104=8x, divide 8 by -104, you get x=-13, don't forget you are diving 8 by -104! The negative will stay.
x-7=13, add 7 to both sides to cancel out the -7, you would get x=20.