Question

8x + 4 = 44
What is x?

Test

Answer 1

8x = 44 -4
8x = 40
x = 40/8
x = 5

Answer 2

Because :

 rearrange 8 × x +  4 - (44) = 0 

Step one: 8x - 40 = 8 × ( x - 5)

Step 2 : Solve 8 = 0 

Step 2 (part 2) : Solve  x - 5 = 0

So, your answer would be x= 5