Explanation:
step 1. what is the question? solve for x? okay.
step 2. 28/54 = (2x+ 8)/(5x - 4)
step 3. 28(5x - 4) = 54(2x + 8) (cross multiplication)
step 4. 14(5x - 4) = 27(2x + 8) (divide both sides by 2)
step 5. 70x - 56 = 54x + 216 (distributive property)
step 6. 16x = 272 (group x's and add 56 to both sides)
step 7. x = 17 (divide both sides by 16).