What value for x makes the following statement true?

2

Step-by-step explanation:

we can isolate the variable by subtracting 3x from both sides

3x + 12 = 5x + 8

-3x          -3x      

        12 = 2x + 8

and then subtracting 8 from both sides

12 = 2x + 8

-8           -8

4 = 2x

then we divide by 2 on both sides

 4 = 2x

÷2   ÷2

2 = x

flip the equation to get:

x=2

checking the solution by plugging in 2 in place of x:

(3 * 2) + 12 = (5 * 2) + 8

6 + 12 = 10 + 8

18 = 18

since the equation is true,

the solution x = 2 is correct.

from the figure we get,

the x axis shows   the months and,

the y-axis shows the number of satisfied customer.

each line or each cell in upward direction (y-axis) shows 500.

the appropriate scale for the y - axis is: -

a = 2000 customers

b = 4000 customers

c = 6000 customers

d = 8000 customers

e = 10000 customers

f = 12000 customers

g = 14000 customers