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The students in Mr. Kim's class are discussing how to apply the properties of equality. Marcy would not reveal her equation, but she said that she could multiply the left side by 4 and multiply the right side by 8 and still maintain its balance. Mr. Kim verified that she was correct. What is Marcy's equation

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Step-by-step explanation:

Marcy said that she could multiply the lefts side of her equation by 4 and multiply the right side by 8 and still maintain its balance.

Let the quantity on the left be y, and the quantity on the left be x.

Marcy's equation could be:

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