Answer:
Simplifying
3x + 8 = 26
Reorder the terms:
8 + 3x = 26
Solving
8 + 3x = 26
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 + 3x = 26 + -8
Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
0 + 3x = 26 + -8
3x = 26 + -8
Combine like terms: 26 + -8 = 18
3x = 18
Divide each side by '3'.
x = 6
Simplifying
x = 6
