Answer: x = -6
Step-by-step explanation: Start by changing the - 4 to plus a negative 4 so that you know you're distributing a -4 through the parentheses.
So we have -8x - 4x + 16 = 88.
Simplifying the left side further gives us -12x + 16 = 88.
Now subtract 16 from both sides to get -12x = 72.
From here it should be easy to find the x = -6.