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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i know the anwer to this problem is 5/2, but i am not quite sure how it was completely solved thanks  do i find a common denominator? i am studyingfor a test and can't remember some of the stuff i learned at the beeginning of the semester. thank you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(2x-1)=16 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Start out by distributing the 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(2x)+4(-1)=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-4=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 4 to both sides of the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides of the equation by 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Reduce the fraction (divide top and bottom by 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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