How do you solve (x+5)/4+(x+2)/2=(3x)/8? Algebra Linear Equations Multi-Step Equations with Like Terms 1 Answer Black Widow Apr 15, 2018 x=-6 Explanation: 8(x+5)/4+8*(x+2)/2=8*(3x)/8 color(blue)2color(red)cancel8(x+5)/color(red)cancel4+color(blue)4color(red)cancel8*(x+2)/color(red)cancel2=color(red)cancel8*(3x)/color(red)cancel8 2(x+5)+4(x+2)=3x 2x+10+4x+8=3x 2x+4x-3x=-10-8 3x=-18 x=-6 Answer link Related questions How do you solve multi step equations by combining like terms? How do you solve multi step equation w + w + 12 = 40? How do you solve 3p + 4p + 37 = 79? How do you solve for f: f-1+2f+f-3=-4? How do you combine like terms? How do you combine like terms for -7mn-2mn^2-2mn + 8? How do you combine like terms for 3x^2 + 21x + 5x + 10x^2? What is a term? How do you solve 3v+5-7v+18=17? How do you solve for x in 5x + 7x = 72? See all questions in Multi-Step Equations with Like Terms Impact of this question 1705 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License