document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199179>Question 199179</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please show me step by step how to do this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4-(8-5x)=3x-8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4-(8-5x)=3x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distribute the negative (on the left) to each term inside the () to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4-8+5x=3x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like-terms on the left:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4+5x=3x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding 4 to both sides we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=3x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting 3x from both sides we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finally, divide both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -2 (this is your solution)\r<BR>\n" );
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