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4( -x + 4) = 12 I need help asap​

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Step by step:

1.) First you need to distribute. This gives you -4x+ 16=12

2.) The you minus the 16 from both sides giving you -4x = -4

3.) Lastly, you divide both sides by -4 giving you x=1 because a negative divided by a negative always equals a positive

User Rubin Bhandari
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Answer:

x=1

Explanation:

4(-x+4)=12

-4x+16=12

-16 -16


(-4x)/(-4) =(-4)/(-4)

x=1

User Kunal Shaktawat
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