8 more than the product of x and 2 equals 4

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8 more than the product of x and 2 equals 4

The product of x and 2:
2x

8 more than this, means we add 8:
2x + 8

Set this equal to 4:
2x + 8 = 4 <-- Algebraic expression

to solve for x, type this into the search engine and we get x = -2.