-2x - 8 = 4x + 4

Answer 1

To solve the equation, we need to isolate the variable x on one side of the equation.
First, we can combine like terms by adding 2x to both sides of the equation and adding 8 to both sides as well:
-2x + 2x - 8 + 8 = 4x + 2x + 4 + 8
This simplifies to:
0 = 6x + 12
Next, we can subtract 12 from both sides of the equation:
0 - 12 = 6x + 12 - 12
This simplifies to:
-12 = 6x
To isolate x, we can divide both sides of the equation by 6:
(-12)/6 = (6x)/6
This simplifies to:
-2 = x
So, the solution to the equation is x = -2.