Question 779532
Simplifying usually means performing operations on the numbers.  Simplification is needed so you can perform operations to have all terms of x on one side and all contants on the other side.


{{{-6(x-8) = 7x+2}}}
{{{-6x+48=7x+2}}}
{{{-7x-6x+48=2}}}
{{{-13x=2-48}}}
{{{13x=48-2=46}}}
{{{x=46/13}}}