[tex]\bf{Swap \ sides \ 8x+2(x+6)=-28 }[/tex]
[tex]\bf{Expand \ 2(x+6): \ \ \ \ 2x+12}[/tex]
[tex]\mathrm{Set \ the \ variables \ using: \ \ \ a(b+c)=ab+ac}[/tex]
[tex]a=2,\:b=x,\:c=6[/tex]
[tex]=2x+2\cdot \:6[/tex]
[tex]\mathrm{Multiply\:the\:numbers:}\:2\cdot \:6=12[/tex]
[tex]=2x+12[/tex]
[tex]8x+2x+12=-28[/tex]
[tex]\mathrm{Add\:similar\:elements:\:8x+2x=10x}[/tex]
[tex]10x+12=-28[/tex]
[tex]\mathrm{Subtract\:}12\mathrm{\:from\:both\:sides}[/tex]
[tex]10x+12-12=-28-12[/tex]
[tex]\mathrm{Simplify}[/tex]
[tex]10x=-40[/tex]
[tex]\mathrm{Divide\:both\:sides\:by\:}10[/tex]
[tex]\dfrac{10x}{10}=\dfrac{-40}{10}[/tex]
[tex]\mathrm{Simplify \ \dfrac{10x}{10}: \ \ x }[/tex]
[tex]\mathrm{Divide:}\:\dfrac{10}{10}=1[/tex]
[tex]=x[/tex]
[tex]\mathrm{Simplify \ \dfrac{-40}{10}: \ \ -4 }[/tex]
[tex]\rm{Apply \ the \ properties \ of \ fractions \ to \ fractions: \ \ \dfrac{-a}{b}=-\drac{a}{b}}[/tex]
[tex]=-\dfrac{40}{10}[/tex]
[tex]\rm{split: \ \dfrac{40}{10}=4 }[/tex]
[tex]\bf{x=-4 \ \ \to \ \ \ Answer }[/tex]
