Respuesta :

subtract 8 from both sides. so you get x= -60
peachimin

x + 8 = -52

   -8      -8       subtract 8 on both sides, 8's will cancel out on the left side.

_________    solve for -52 - 8, which is 60.

x = -60, final answer

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