Question
$$50x-60 = 40x+8$$
Answer
$$ x = \dfrac{34}{5} $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 50x-60 &= 40x+8&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 40x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -60 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]50x-40x &= 8+60&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]10x &= 68&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 10 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{68}{10}&& \\[1 em]x &= \frac{34}{5}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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