How do you solve "-8-x=x-4x"?

2 Answers
Feb 23, 2018

Read explanation.

Explanation:

-8 - x = x - 4x

You can subtract 4x from x and get:

-8 - x = -3x

Then you add the x to both sides, which cancels out the x on the left side and get:

-8 = -2x

Then divide both sides by -2 and get:

4 = x

Hope that helps.

Feb 24, 2018

x=4

Explanation:

-8-x=x-4x

-8-x=-3x

Add 3x to both sides#

-8-x+3x=-3x+3x

-8-x+3x=0

-8+2x=0

Then add -8 to both sides

-8+2x+8=0+8

2x=8

Finally, divide both sides by 2

(2x)/2=8/2

x=4