What is the first step to solve this equation:
55 = -11x

a) add 11 on both sides
b) divide by 11 on both sides
c) divide by -11 on both sides
d) divide by 55 on both sides

(C) Divide -11 by both sides

Step-by-step explanation:

You want to solve for x, which means you need to get x alone on one side of the equation.

-11 is connected to x, so you need to get rid of it. -11 is being multiplied by x, so you need to divide it by x to cancel it out (get rid of it.)

In other words, the first step of the equation is to divide -11 by both sides of the equation.

step-by-step explanation:

d would equal 12