Question

5x+6=3x-8

Answer 1

5+3 is 8
-8-6 = 2
x=4

Answer 2

If you are trying to find the value of x,

first you put all the x's on one side so we subtract 3x from both sides to get
\[5x-3x+6=-8\]
Which simplfies to\[2x+6=-8\]
Now we need to put all the plain numbers on one side so we subtract 6 from both\[2x=-8-6\]
\[2x=-14\]
Now we divide both sides by 2 to get just x\[x = -7\]
Which is your answer