6=8-5(7•-1)

Let's simplify the right side of the equation step by step to see if \( 6 = 8 - 5(7 \cdot -1) \) holds true. First, calculate \( 7 \cdot -1 \): \[ 7 \cdot -1 = -7 \] Now, substitute this back into the equation: \[ 6 = 8 - 5(-7) \] Next, calculate \( 5 \cdot -7 \): \[ 5(-7) = -35 \] So now substitute this back into the equation: \[ 6 = 8 - (-35) \] Since subtracting a negative is the same as adding: \[ 6 = 8 + 35 \] Adding \( 8 \) and \( 35 \): \[ 6 = 43 \] This is not true, so the equation \( 6 = 8 - 5(7 \cdot -1) \) does not hold. The equation is incorrect.