Question

3x - 8 = 8x + 4 divided by 2. Whats the value of x?

Answer 1

-10

Explanation:

I'll assume the equation is:

`3x-8=(8x+4)/(2)`

So, we will cross multiply, do multiplication, and then take variables to one side and numbers to another then solve for the variable x. Process is shown below:

`3x-8=(8x+4)/(2)\\2(3x-8)=8x+4\\6x-16=8x+4\\-16-4=8x-6x\\-20=2x\\x=(-20)/(2)\\x=-10`

The value of x is -10