2x + 4 = -8 X= ? Me need help .

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What is always true when two whole numbers are subtracted?

Afarmer has a large field that is x feet in length. he wants to fence in a rectangular section in the middle of the field , leaving a length of 100 feet of open field behind each end of the fenced rectangle.he also wants the width of the fenced-in space to be 100 feet less than its length. find the expressions to represent the length and width of the fenced section of the field