What is the value of x in the equation -5/8x = -160?

Compare the subtraction problems 6/8 - 5/8 = 1/8 and 6/9 - 7/9 = 1/9 why is the answer to the first problem positive and the answer to the second problem negative

Hector and alex traded video games. alex gave hector one fourth of his video games in exchange for 6 video games. then he sold 3 video games and gave 2 video games to his brother. alex ended up with 16 video games. how many video games did alex have when he started?

Ariel is working at a meat packing plant for 5 nights a week. her regular wage is $11 an hour. she earns tine and a half for any overtime hours. this week she worked 9 hours of over time .how much will ariel earn for overtime this week ?