The solution of the linear equation is x = -88, so the correct option is the third one.

First, we need to write the equation.

We have the statement:

“one eighth times x plus 32 end quantity equals negative 7”

That can be written as the linear equation:

(1/8)*(x + 32) = -7

First, we can multiply both sides by 8 to get

x + 32 = –7*8

x + 32 = -56

Remember the addition property of the equality, it means that we can add/subtract the same number in both sides of the equation.

x + 32 = -56

To solve that, we want to isolate x in one of the sides of the equation, so we can add (-32) in both sides so we will get:

x + 32 – 32 = -56

x = -56 – 32

x = -56 – 32 = -88

So the correct option is the third one.

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