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-5x-8-56x=-8
Use the distributive property to multiply -8 by 1+7x.
-61x-8=-8
Combine -5x and -56x to get -61x.
-61x=-8+8
Add 8 to both sides.
-61x=0
Add -8 and 8 to get 0.
x=0
Product of two numbers is equal to 0 if at least one of them is 0. Since -61 is not equal to 0, x must be equal to 0.