Lindsay J. answered • 09/14/19
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x=8
You need to get the variable (x) by itself. Because the x is a negative, you need to move it to the other side of the equal sign, in order to do that you take the opposite of the sign.
x-8=0
+8 +8
This causes the -8 on the left side to go away and now it is just on the right side, making x=8
