This ain’t History but I answer anyway
The answer is B.
2x + 6 - 6 = 22 - 6
2x = 16
2x/2 = 16/2
x=8
Mercantilism was the theory of trade espoused by the major European powers from roughly 1500 to 1800. It advocated that a nation should export more than it imported and accumulate bullion (especially gold) to make up the difference. The exportation of finished goods was favored over extraction industries like farming.
The Answer is September 8, 1943