SOLUTION: How do I solve -4x+8 / 2? When I solved the problem the first time I got 2x+1 but that did not look right then when I tried to solve it a second time I seperated them into two p

Question 58297: How do I solve -4x+8 / 2?
When I solved the problem the first time I got 2x+1 but that did not look right then when I tried to solve it a second time I seperated them into two problems.
-4x over 2 plus 8 over 2 = 2x.
Which is the correct way to solve this problem? I am very confused:(
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Found 2 solutions by checkley71, tutorcecilia:
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-4x+8/2 reduce the fraction
-4x+2 divide all terms by 2
-2x+1
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[Set the equation equal to zero]
[Multiply each side by 2]

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Check by plugging (x=2) back into the original equation.
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