document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=472685>Question 472685</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(4x-2)=72 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4(4x) + 4(-2) = 72 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x - 8 = 72 {multiplied through}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x = 80 {added 8 to both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 {divided both sides by 16}<BR>\n" );
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