x+8=4x-40

Simple and best practice solution for x+8=4x-40 equation. Check how easy it is, and learn it for the future. Our solution is simple, and easy to understand, so don`t hesitate to use it as a solution of your homework.

If it's not what You are looking for type in the equation solver your own equation and let us solve it.

Solution for x+8=4x-40 equation:


Simplifying
x + 8 = 4x + -40

Reorder the terms:
8 + x = 4x + -40

Reorder the terms:
8 + x = -40 + 4x

Solving
8 + x = -40 + 4x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-4x' to each side of the equation.
8 + x + -4x = -40 + 4x + -4x

Combine like terms: x + -4x = -3x
8 + -3x = -40 + 4x + -4x

Combine like terms: 4x + -4x = 0
8 + -3x = -40 + 0
8 + -3x = -40

Add '-8' to each side of the equation.
8 + -8 + -3x = -40 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
0 + -3x = -40 + -8
-3x = -40 + -8

Combine like terms: -40 + -8 = -48
-3x = -48

Divide each side by '-3'.
x = 16

Simplifying
x = 16

See similar equations:

| 6=34.53+3.09s | | 8(-5+2a)=-136 | | -115-9x=80+4x | | -6c-11=49 | | x^2+x+2y^2+3y-1=0 | | gx=6 | | -200=8(7-4x) | | 7w+17-12w= | | 17-12=x/-3 | | 8-4(x+2)=2(x-1)-7x+15 | | 5x+2(2x-17)=-79 | | 1=pqr | | 8(3x+1)-2=4+5(x-1) | | x+y+yx=198 | | 1=owe | | 2(4x+1)(x-1)+3=0 | | 2v-3-11v=-6(1+19v)-6(-18v-11) | | 70-y=5y | | 6y-3=2(3y-3) | | 50+30-250=10 | | 384=-8(1-7a) | | -7g+14(g-6)=-8(-6+g)+3 | | -1.08+n=15.72 | | 2y^2-8y+5= | | 2(1-8)+7=5(a+2)-3a-19 | | 6-(3x-2)=5x-8x+8 | | -3x-3(-6x-13)=-111 | | -3(3s-6)-18=-3(8s+3)-4 | | r^3=4096 | | 7x+8-2x=x+2 | | X+(x+-5)=115 | | 20-10=5-30 |

Equations solver categories