document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324751>Question 324751</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x-8=4x-12 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #232474 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jessica43><B>jessica43(140)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jessica43><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=232474\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve this problem for x, you want to get x by itself by combining like terms. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "First, add 12 to each side of the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-8=4x-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-8+12 = 4x-12+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we want to bring the x variables to the same side.  To do this, we are going to subtract 2x from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4-2x = 4x-2x (to subtract 2x from 4x, just subtract the coefficients: 4x-2x = (4-2)x = 2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finally, divided each side by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/2 = 2x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your answer is x=2. </SPAN>\n" );
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