How do you solve $(4x - 20) = 0$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-19T02:55:41

$x=5$

Solve:

$(4x-20)=0$

Remove parentheses.

$4x-20=0$

Add $20$ to both sides.

$4x=20$

Divide both sides by $4$ .

$x=20/4$

Simplify.

$x=5$

How do you solve (4x - 20) = 0(4x - 20) = 0?