Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
you want to calculate what you have on the x side first so
-8=-5+x+9. (-5+9=4)
-8=4+x
when you get to this step you want to move the 4 to the other side so it becomes (when a number is moved to the other side of the equation it becomes its opposite so if its a negative it becomes a positive)
-8-4=x
therefore x= -12
