When you have numbers in the denominator that you are trying to get to the other side you have to multiply them to the other side. This would turn into:
(7)*24 = 8 * (x+2)
168 = 8x + 16
168 - 16 = 8x
152 = 8x
x = 19
The correct answer is x=19
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