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find the variable in the equation
2(x+2)= -8

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\texttt{2(x + 2) = - 8} \\ \: \: \: \: \texttt{2x + 2 = - 8} \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \texttt{2x = - 8 - 2} \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \texttt{2x = - 10} \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \tt{x = \cancel( - 10)/(2) } \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \boxed{\texttt \purple{ x = - 5} \: }

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