Question
$$9x+8 = 6x+2$$
Answer
$$ x = -2 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 9x+8 &= 6x+2&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 6x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 8 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]9x-6x &= 2-8&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]3x &= -6&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 3 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{6}{3}&& \\[1 em]x &= -2&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
This page was created using
Equations Solver