Question

_____ × (– 8) = –56. Fill in the blank.

Answer 1

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7× (-8) = -56

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Answer 2

Answer:

The number in the blank is 7.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given an equation, __ × (– 8) = –56.

Need to fill the blank.

-8 is a negative integer and -56 is also a negative integer.

From the multiplication rule of integers, the result of a product of a positive and a negative integer is negative.

We can confirm that the integer in the blank is a positive integer.

Let the number in the blank be $x$.

Thus, we have,

$x\times (-8) = -56$

$\implies -8x =-56$

Cancelling minus(-) on both sides, we get $8x=56$

Divide both sides by 8.  

$\dfrac{8x}{8} =\dfrac{56}{8} \implies x=7$

So, the number in the blank is 7.