Answer
x = 4
Work Step by Step
1. We should first subtract 2 from both sides
6 - 2 = x + 2 - 2
2. Simplify both sides
4 = x
3. We can then plug our number back in to check if we are correct.
6 = 4 + 2
4. We can then simplify both sides to see that we are correct.
6 = 6