Answer:
Alway set your equations up with x first.
4x + 8 = x
-- x + 2 = x
4. x + 2 - 2 = x. is -2
You will always come up with the opposite of the last number in. × + 2
---- = x -2 so x is -2
-2
Step-by-step explanation:
The reason you do this, is what you do to 1 side you must do to the other side. This leaves you with
× = x-2, so x is -2