3x-6+4=-8

3x-2=-8

3x-2+2=-8+2

3x=-6

x=-2

3x - 2 = - 8

3x = - 6

x = - 2

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Give it to a tutor to solve. If they cannot solve it for you then submit the question to the Department of Energy in America because there are your engineers and scientists. It is either them or the US Army of Engineers. They can probably solve that too.

3(𝑥 − 2) + 4 = −8

distribute:

3x -6 +4 = -8

combine like items

add 2 to both sides

3x = -6

divide by 3

x = -2

x = - 2.

3(x - 2) + 4 = -8

3(x - 2) = -12

x - 2 = -4

x = -2

3x-6+4=-8 add like terms and you get -2

3x-2=-8

+2 +2 do the opposite; add 2 to each side

3x=-6 divide by 3 on both sides

/3 /3 answer: x=-2

To your update:

Jorge Takeshi has the correct answer. Your answer of 6 cannot be correct as written. Is there a negative sign before the 3, like this?

-3(x - 2) + 4 = -8

Because THAT would give an answer of x = 6.

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