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Solve the problem 1/4(2x -14)=4
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Solve the problem 1/4(2x -14)=4

User Dieter Gribnitz
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Multiplying by 4, we get 2x-14=16.  Adding 14, we get 2x=30, and dividing by 2, we see that x=15.
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1/4(2x - 14) = 4

Divide by 1/4. (dividing by a fraction = multiplying by its reciprocal, so ÷1/4 = ×4)

2x - 14 = 16

Add 14 to each side.

2x = 30

Divide by 2.

x = 15
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