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40+5x=34+x
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 8+x.
40+5x-x=34
Subtract x from both sides.
40+4x=34
Combine 5x and -x to get 4x.
4x=34-40
Subtract 40 from both sides.
4x=-6
Subtract 40 from 34 to get -6.
x=\frac{-6}{4}
Divide both sides by 4.
x=-\frac{3}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-6}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.