$$ \begin{aligned} 5x-2x+8 &= 2+6x+6&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]3x+8 &= 6x+8&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 6x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 8 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]3x-6x &= 8-8&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]-3x &= 0&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -3 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{0}{-3}&& \\[1 em]x &= 0&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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