How do you solve #5( 2x - 4) = 4#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-15T15:29:56

#x=12/5#

We can start by distributing the #5# to both terms in the parenthesis. Here, we are just multiplying. We get:

#10x-20=4#

Our next step would be to add #20# to both sides to get:

#10x=24#

Lastly, we can divide both sides by #10# to get:

#x=24/10#

which can be simplified to

#x=12/5#

Hope this helps!