Question

4x - 24 = 24 + 8x
what is the value of x

Answer 1

Your answer is x=12

4x-24=24+8x

We move all terms to the left:

4x-24-(24+8x)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

4x-(8x+24)-24=0

We get rid of parentheses

4x-8x-24-24=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-4x-48=0

We move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right

-4x=48

x=48/-4

x=-12

Answer 2

x = -12

Explanation:

4x - 24 = 24 + 8x

Subtract 4x from each side

4x-4x - 24 = 24 + 8x-4x

-24 = 24 +4x

Subtract 24 from each side

-24-24 = 24-24 +4x

-48 = 4x

Divide each side by 4

-48/4 = 4x/4

-12 =x