Question

What is 4(2x - 9) equivalent to?

Answer 1

8x-36 after you distribute. Divide that by 8 and x=4.5.

Answer 2

`8x-36`

Explanation:

`4(2x-9)`

Through distributing the
`4` into
`2x` and
`-9` (multiply),
`4(2x-9)` is equivalent to:

`8x-36`

There are other solutions for this problem, but this is the most easily reachable solution.

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You can check if the solution is equivalent & correct by first dividing it by 2:

`(8x-36)/(2) =`

`4x-18`

With that, you can factor out a 2 from both
`4x` and
`-18` to get:

`4(2x-9)`

Therefore, this solution is correct!