Answer:
8x+20-8=36
or,8x+12=36
or,8x=36-12
or,8x=24
or,x=24÷8
so,x=3
4(2x + 5) - 8 = 36
4*2x + 4*5 -8 =36
8x +20 -8 =36
8x + 20 =36 +8
8x + 20 = 44
8x = 44 - 20
8x = 24
x =24/8
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