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What is the value of x?


What is the value of x?-example-1

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(x)/(4)-8=12\\ x-32=48\\ x=80
User Graham Laming
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This requires inverse operations to solve.
x/4 - 8 = 12
+ 8 + 8
x/4 = 20
Now, we multiply by 4, because x is being divided by 4.
4(x/4) = 20(4)
So, x = 80.
User Spyros Mandekis
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