Question 326241
fractions give me the willies , so multiply by -4 (LCD)


x-8 - 2(x+2) = -4x - 36 ___ x - 8 - 2x - 4 = -4x - 36


adding 4x and 12 (to get x's on one side and numbers on the other) ___ 3x = -24


dividing by 3 ___ x = -8