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$\fraction{x + 8}{2} = 2 (x - 2) $
Solve for x
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x+8=4\left(x-2\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 2.
x+8=4x-8
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by x-2.
x+8-4x=-8
Subtract 4x from both sides.
-3x+8=-8
Combine x and -4x to get -3x.
-3x=-8-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
-3x=-16
Subtract 8 from -8 to get -16.
x=\frac{-16}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=\frac{16}{3}
Fraction \frac{-16}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{16}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.