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.

C) because dividing by - 11 will isolate the x variable