Question

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

Answer 1

distribute the -4 first

Answer 2

First what you do is distribute out that -4 into the (3-2x) giving you -12+8x+2x=2x-8. Next combine like terms.
so add x's and numbers together: 10x-12=2x-8
Now move variables to one side and numbers to the other: 8x=4
Now divide and solve: x=1/2