Question

34 POINTS AWARDED!!

Can anyone help me answer this and EXPLAIN how you got it in the SIMPLEST WAY POSSIBLE? Please show work, this is 34 points...

Answer 1

x=5

Explanation:

add 2 to both sides so then you have 4x=2x+10

then subtract 2x from both sides so you have 2x=10

then divide by 2 so you have x=5

Answer 2

x=5

Explanation:

4x -2 = 2x+8

Subtract 2x from each side to get all the x terms on the left side

4x-2x -2 = 2x-2x +8

2x-2 =8

Add 2 to each side to get all the constant terms on the right side

2x-2+2 = 8+2

2x=10

Divide by 2 to isolate x

2x/2 = 10/2

x =5