$$ \begin{aligned} 6(x-2) &= 3(x+4)&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]6x-12 &= 3x+12&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 3x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -12 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]6x-3x &= 12+12&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]3x &= 24&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 3 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{24}{3}&& \\[1 em]x &= 8&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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