6x-8=2+9x-1

How do you figure this program?

First, you try to get all your variables to one side of the equation, then solve:

-8 + 1 - 2 = 9x - 6x

-9 = 3x

-9/3 = x

-3 = x

so, x = - 3

You would first have to simplify the right hand side so it should look like this

"6x-8=9x+1"

Then you would have to move all of the terms containing x to the left hand side of the equation so it should look like this now

"-3x-8=1"

Now after that you would have to move all of the terms not containing x to the roght hand side of the equation so it should look like this now

"-3x=9"

Now you have to divide each term in - 3x=9 by - 3 to completely eliminate the fractions. So the answer should turn out as this

"x = - 3