X= 0.5
Reorder the terms:
8 + 2x + -22x = -2
Combine like terms: 2x + -22x = -20x
8 + -20x = -2
Solving
8 + -20x = -2
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-8' to each side of the equation.
8 + -8 + -20x = -2 + -8
Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
0 + -20x = -2 + -8
-20x = -2 + -8
Combine like terms: -2 + -8 = -10
-20x = -10
Divide each side by '-20'.
x = 0.5
