We have the following:
[tex]8\mleft(2x+3x+2\mright)=-4x+124[/tex]solving for x:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 16x+24x+16=-4x+124 \\ 40x+4x=124-16 \\ 44x=108 \\ x=\frac{108}{44}=\frac{4\cdot27}{4\cdot11}=\frac{27}{11} \end{gathered}[/tex]The value of x is 27/11
