$$ \begin{aligned} 4(-8x+5) &= -30x-26&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]-32x+20 &= -30x-26&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ -30x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 20 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]-32x+30x &= -26-20&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]-2x &= -46&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -2 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{-46}{-2}&& \\[1 em]x &= 23&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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