Answer
$-2$
Work Step by Step
Step 1. Raise both sides to the 3rd power, we have $3x-8=9x+4 \longrightarrow -12=6x$, thus $x=-2$
Step 2. Check the answer in the original equation and we find it fits, thus the solution is $x=-2$
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