The answer is [tex]x=64[/tex]
The first and last step is to multiply both sides by 8
[tex](\frac{x}{8} )(8)=8*8[/tex]
Multiplying [tex]\frac{x}{8}[/tex] by [tex]8[/tex] makes x by itself and 8*8 is 64
[tex]x=64[/tex]