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24x+2\left(8-x\right)=24
Multiply 8 and 3 to get 24.
24x+16-2x=24
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 8-x.
22x+16=24
Combine 24x and -2x to get 22x.
22x=24-16
Subtract 16 from both sides.
22x=8
Subtract 16 from 24 to get 8.
x=\frac{8}{22}
Divide both sides by 22.
x=\frac{4}{11}
Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{22} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.