Solve (-8/(-8)^2)(x+8)+(-8/8)/8

$$\frac { ( - \frac { 8 } { ( - 8 ) ^ { 2 } } ) ( x + 8 ) + ( - \frac { 8 } { 8 } ) } { 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{x}{64}-\frac{1}{4}$$

Solution Steps

Divide 8 by 8 to get 1.

$$\frac{\left(-\frac{8}{\left(-8\right)^{2}}\right)\left(x+8\right)-1}{8}$$

Calculate -8 to the power of 2 and get 64.

$$\frac{\left(-\frac{8}{64}\right)\left(x+8\right)-1}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{64} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$\frac{-\frac{1}{8}\left(x+8\right)-1}{8}$$

Use the distributive property to multiply -\frac{1}{8} by x+8.

$$\frac{-\frac{1}{8}x-\frac{1}{8}\times 8-1}{8}$$

Cancel out 8 and 8.

$$\frac{-\frac{1}{8}x-1-1}{8}$$

Subtract 1 from -1 to get -2.

$$\frac{-\frac{1}{8}x-2}{8}$$

Expand

$$-\frac{x}{64}-\frac{1}{4}$$

Solution Steps

Divide 8 by 8 to get 1.

$$\frac{\left(-\frac{8}{\left(-8\right)^{2}}\right)\left(x+8\right)-1}{8}$$

Calculate -8 to the power of 2 and get 64.

$$\frac{\left(-\frac{8}{64}\right)\left(x+8\right)-1}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{64} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.

$$\frac{-\frac{1}{8}\left(x+8\right)-1}{8}$$

Use the distributive property to multiply -\frac{1}{8} by x+8.

$$\frac{-\frac{1}{8}x-\frac{1}{8}\times 8-1}{8}$$

Cancel out 8 and 8.

$$\frac{-\frac{1}{8}x-1-1}{8}$$

Subtract 1 from -1 to get -2.

$$\frac{-\frac{1}{8}x-2}{8}$$