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0.05=3x+8-8
Calculate 2 to the power of 3 and get 8.
0.05=3x
Subtract 8 from 8 to get 0.
3x=0.05
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{0.05}{3}
Divide both sides by 3.
x=\frac{5}{300}
Expand \frac{0.05}{3} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
x=\frac{1}{60}
Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{300} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.