Simplifying
8x + 8y = 12
Solving
8x + 8y = 12
Solving for the variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-8y' to each side of the equation. 8x + 8y + -8y = 12 + -8y
Combine like terms: 8y + -8y = 0
8x + 0 = 12 + -8y
8x = 12 + -8y
Divide each side by '8'.
x = 1.5 + -1y
Simplifying x = 1.5 + -1y
