SOLUTION: Hi, I am having trouble with my homework. My teacher assigned some problems to solve for x i believe. Here is one of the problems, 9(x+8)+6 = 8(x+8)+4 I believe we are solvi

Question 380434: Hi, I am having trouble with my homework. My teacher assigned some problems to solve for x i believe. Here is one of the problems,
9(x+8)+6 = 8(x+8)+4
I believe we are solving for x im not sure where to start, im very confused a, step by step explanation would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Ricky
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, richard1234:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
9(x+8)+6 = 8(x+8)+4
9x+72+6 = 8x+64+4
9x+78 = 8x+68
x = -10
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One possible way is to subtract 8(x - 8) from both sides to obtain
(x + 8) + 6 = 4
x + 14 = 4
x = -10
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