hello
118 = 8x + 6
the reason both angles are equal to each other is that they're both alternating angles to each other.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 118=8x+6 \\ \text{solve for x} \\ 118-6=8x \\ 112=8x \\ \text{divide both sides by 8} \\ \frac{112}{8}=\frac{8x}{8} \\ x=14 \end{gathered}[/tex]