Assuming that what you're looking for is the values of x:
x2 + 7x = 8
x2 + 7x - 8 = 0
(x + 8)(x - 1) = 0
x is equal to either -8 or 1.
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x2+7x-8 = (x-1(x+8)
x2+7x-8 = (x-1(x+8)
7x + 8 = 36 - 8 = - 8 -------------- 7x = 28 7x/7 = 28/7 x = 4
8+7x = 20+3x 7x-3x = 20-8 4x = 12 x = 3
4x+5=7x-8 the ansewr is 3.25