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Question

$$8 x + 38 = - 3 ( - 6 - 4 x )$$

Solve for x

$x=5$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Use the distributive property to multiply $-3$ by $-6-4x$.

$$8x+38=18+12x$$

Subtract $12x$ from both sides.

$$8x+38-12x=18$$

Combine $8x$ and $-12x$ to get $-4x$.

$$-4x+38=18$$

Subtract $38$ from both sides.

$$-4x=18-38$$

Subtract $38$ from $18$ to get $-20$.

$$-4x=-20$$

Divide both sides by $-4$.

$$x=\frac{-20}{-4}$$

Divide $-20$ by $-4$ to get $5$.

$$x=5$$