Show your work: x - 2 = -8

You’re trying to solve for x. So the problem is telling you that (x - 2) is going to give you -8.

So an easy way to do it is just to the opposite of the equation. So since your subtracting the first wayyou add

-8 + 2 = -6
X= -6

2xy/9 is the answer to this problem