[tex] \longrightarrow \: - 4 + \frac{x + 4}{3} - 2 = 2(x + 1) \\ \longrightarrow \: { -4} + \frac{x}{3} + \frac{4}{3} - {2} = 2x + 2 \\ \longrightarrow \: { - 4}+ \frac{4}{3} - {2} - 2 = 2x - \frac{x}{3} \\ \longrightarrow \: -4 - 2 - 2 + \frac{4}{3} = 2x - \frac{x}{3} \\ \longrightarrow \: - 8 + \frac{4}{3} = 2x - \frac{x}{3} \\ \longrightarrow \: \frac{ - 20}{3} = \frac{5}{3} x \\ \longrightarrow \:\frac{ - 20}{3} \times \:3\: = 5x \\ \longrightarrow \:-20 = 5x\\\longrightarrow \:\frac{-20}{5} = x \\\longrightarrow \:x = - 4[/tex]
