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3x+4-8x=-2
Subtract 8x from both sides.
-5x+4=-2
Combine 3x and -8x to get -5x.
-5x=-2-4
Subtract 4 from both sides.
-5x=-6
Subtract 4 from -2 to get -6.
x=\frac{-6}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{6}{5}
Fraction \frac{-6}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{6}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.