text: log(x + 8) = log(x) + log(8)\nAccording to the laws of logs, log(a) + log(b) = log(ab)\nSo, log(x) + log(8) = log (8x)\nlog(x + 8) = log(8x)\nThe 'logs' cancel each other out.\nx + 8 = 8x\nx - 8x + 8 = 0\n-7x + 8 = 0\n-7x = -8\nThe minus signs cancel each other out\n7x = 8\nx = 8/7