$\"\"$ $\"\"$ $\"\"$

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The equation is $\"\"$

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According to subtraction property of equality: if $\"\"$ , then $\"\"$ .

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$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from each side)

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$\"\"$ (Commutative property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Additive identity property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Subtract: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$

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According to addition property of equality: if a = b, then a + c = b + c.

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$\"\"$ (Add: $\"\"$ to each side)

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$\"\"$ (Additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Additive identity property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac)

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$\"\"$ (Subtract: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$

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According to Multiplication property of equality: if $\"\"$ , then $\"\"$ .

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$\"\"$ (Multiply each side by 8)

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$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

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$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$

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According to division property of equality: if $\"\"$ , then $\"\"$ .

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$\"\"$ (Divide each side by negative 2)

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$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

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$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Divide: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$

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Check:

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To check the solution, substitute $\"\"$ in original equation.

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Divide: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Add: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$

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The value of the expression is $\"\"$ .