Question 909972
start with:


-8 = -(x+4)


simplify by removing parentheses to get:


-8 = -x - 4


add 4 to both sides of the equation to get:


-8 + 4 = -x - 4 + 4


combine like terms to get:


-4 = -x


multiply both sides of the equation by -1 to get:


4 = x


that's your solution.


x = 4


replace x with 4 in your original equation of -8 = -(x+4) and you get -8 = -(4+4) which becomes -8 = -8 confirming your solution is good.