Question

What is the solution for the equation `6x-8=4x`?

Answer 1

Place both 'x's in one side and all the constants on another side...

Explanation:

You can subtract 4x on both sides of the equation:
`6x **-4x** −8=4x **-4x**`

You end up with:
`2x−8=0`

Now place all constants on the other side, which is 8 in this case. By adding 8 on both sides:
`2x **-8** +8=0 **+8**`
`2x=8`

Finally, divide both sides by 2 to remove the number 2 being multiplied on the x:
`x=4`

Similarly, you could see that 2 of x equals 8, so 1 of x should equal half of that, which is 4.