Question

Solve the equation.
8x-12=4x+24

Answer 1

Subtract 4x from both sides, add 12 to both sides, can you see what to do from there?

Answer 2

First you want to get your x's all on one side, so here you can subtract 4x on both sides

8x - 12 - 4x = 4x - 4x + 24

Answer 3

simplify the equation

4x - 12 = +24

now isolate the x's on one side of the equation, and your constants on the other by adding 12 to both sides

4x - 12 + 12 = 24 + 12

simplify again

4x = 36

now divide 4 on both sides

4x/4 = 36/4

x = ?

Answer 4

Just to illustrate that there's often no one set way to solve an equation:

\[8x-12=4x+24\]Divide both sides by 4
\[2x-3=x+6\]Subtract \(x\) from both sides
\[x-3=6\]I think you probably don't need my help at this point :-)