Given:
8x - 12y = 32
First Step:
Add 12y to both sides
8x - 12y + 12y = 32 + 12y
8x = 32 + 12y
Second Step:
Divide both sides by 8
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{8x}{8}=\frac{32}{8}+\frac{12y}{8} \\ \\ x\text{ = 4 + }\frac{12y}{8} \end{gathered}[/tex]ANSWER:
[tex]\begin{gathered} x\text{ = 4 + }\frac{12y}{8} \\ OR \\ x\text{ = }\frac{32+12y}{8} \end{gathered}[/tex]