2x+4=8
-4 -4
2x= 4
2x/2=4/2
X=2
First step: Subtract 4 on each side. You Subtract it because you do the opposite of adding. You bring the stuff down
Second step: 2x=4 you need to get x by itself so do the opposite of multiplication which is division . You need to get x by itself so Divide 2x by 2 and what you did to that side you do to the other so do 4/2
Answer: x=2
