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8-2\times 2\left(x-3\right)-\left(x+4\right)=12
Multiply both sides of the equation by 4, the least common multiple of 2,4.
8-4\left(x-3\right)-\left(x+4\right)=12
Multiply -2 and 2 to get -4.
8-4x+12-\left(x+4\right)=12
Use the distributive property to multiply -4 by x-3.
20-4x-\left(x+4\right)=12
Add 8 and 12 to get 20.
20-4x-x-4=12
To find the opposite of x+4, find the opposite of each term.
20-5x-4=12
Combine -4x and -x to get -5x.
16-5x=12
Subtract 4 from 20 to get 16.
-5x=12-16
Subtract 16 from both sides.
-5x=-4
Subtract 16 from 12 to get -4.
x=\frac{-4}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{4}{5}
Fraction \frac{-4}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{4}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.