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What is the solution of the equation 8 (x - 10) = 56 when solving for x?

Complete the statement: x = __.

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To solve the equation \( 8 (x - 10) = 56 \), we can follow these steps:

  1. Divide both sides of the equation by 8 to isolate the term in parentheses:

    \[ x - 10 = \frac{56}{8} \]

    This simplifies to:

    \[ x - 10 = 7 \]

  2. Next, we add 10 to both sides to solve for \( x \):

    \[ x = 7 + 10 \]

    This gives us:

    \[ x = 17 \]

So, the solution is \( x = 17 \).

Complete the statement: \( x = 17 \).