</span>We know either <span><span>−x+3</span>=8 </span>or<span><span>−x+3</span>=−8</span><span><span>−x+3</span>=8 </span>(Possibility 1) <span><span><span>−x+3</span>−3</span>=8−3 </span>(Subtract 3 from both sides)<span>−x=5</span>−x−1=5−1 <span>
</span><span><span> </span></span>(Divide both sides by -1) <span>x=−5</span><span><span>−x+3</span>=−8 </span>(Possibility 2) <span><span><span>−x+3</span>−3</span>=<span>−8−3 </span></span>(Subtract 3 from both sides) <span>−x=−11</span><span><span>−x−1</span>=<span>−11−1 </span></span>(Divide both sides by -1)x=11Answer:<span><span>x=<span>−<span><span>5 or </span>x</span></span></span>=<span>11
