Answer:
x = 12
Step-by-step explanation:
you can do any of the following as the first step:
a) add 'x' to each side to get: 8 = 2x - 16
b) subtract 'x' from each side to get: -2x + 8 = -16
c) subtract 8 from each side to get: -x = x -24
d) add 16 to each side to get: -x + 24 = x
if we choose to solve the equation in (a) we will get:
8 = 2x - 16
8 + 16 = 2x - 16 + 16 which simplifies to:
24 = 2x
divide each side by 2 to get x = 12
solving any of the above 4 equation will give you x = 12
