The answer is -6 :)
1. Add 40 to both sides of the equation.
-8x-40=8
-8x-40+40=8+40
2. Add the numbers.
-8x=48
3. Divide both sides of the equation by the same term.
-8x=48
[tex]\frac{-8x}{-8}[/tex]=[tex]\frac{48}{-8}[/tex]
4. Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator and divide the numbers.
x=-6
hope this helped! :)
