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20x – 16 = 4x

pls hell​

User Pazams
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Answer:

:x1

Explanation:

20x−16=4x

Subtract 4x from both sides.

20x−16−4x=0

Combine 20x and −4x to get 16x.

16x−16=0

Add 16 to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.

16x=16

Divide both sides by 16.

x=

16

16

Divide 16 by 16 to get 1.

x=1

User LarsH
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It’s 1 because 4+16=20 and 20/20 is 1
User Tarun Khurana
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