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19 + x/2 = 4
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Answer: x = -30

Steps: 19 + x/2 = 4

Subtract 19 from both sides: 19 + x/2 - 19 = 4 - 19

Simplify: x/2 = 15

Multiply both sides by two: x/2 (2) = -15 (2)

Simplify: x = -30

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