to solve the equation, you combine like terms by moving the numbers to the other side 8x would move to the left side, leaving you with -8x-10x 24 would be moved to the right side, leaving you with 64-24 combine them and you get -18x=40 finally, you divide, making [tex] - \frac{18}{40} [/tex] the last step is to put it at its simplest form. so your final answer would be: [tex] - \frac{9}{20} [/tex]
