What is the answer of 8 (2 + 7c = - 19

The first step in solving the problem is to distribute the 8. We know this because of the system or order of operations as well as the distributive property.

8 (2+7c) = - 19

16+56c=-19

The next step in solving is to isolate the variable, which we can do by performing the opposite operations of the values

16+56c=-19

-16 - 16

56c=-35

/56 / 56

c=-35/56

Finally, we should put our equation in simplest form.

c=-35/56

c=-5/8=-.625

Using the math above, we can see that the value of the variable is - 5/8 or -.625.