Answer:
x = -2
Explanation:
2(x-2) = 3(x+2)-8
Multiply the 2 and 3 out to the numbers in the parentheses. Don't multiply the 3 out to the -8 because it is outside of the parentheses.
2x-4 = 3x+6-8
Combine the 6 and -8
2x-4 = 3x-2
Subtract 2x from both sides
-4 = x-2
Add 2 to both sides
-2=x