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Distributive property

Addition property of equality


Division property of equality

Simplify Distributive property Addition property of equality Division property of-example-1
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Answer:

2(x + 4) = 4 × 2(x - 2) - 2x

2(x + 4) = 8(x - 2) - 2x

2x + 8 = 8x - 16 - 2x

2x + 8 = 6x - 16

2x + 8 + 16 = 6x - 16 + 16

2x + 24 = 6x

2x + 24 - 2x = 6x - 2x

24 = 8x

(1/8)24 = (1/8)8x

x = 3

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