SOLUTION: x + 8 + 4x = 28

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Question 19534: x + 8 + 4x = 28

Answer by MelanieBCC(40) About Me  (Show Source):
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first, collect like terms [x+4x]= 5x, so your equation becomes
5x%2B8=28
then use inverse operations to get the constants on one side and the variable on the other...
5x+8-8=28-8 becomes 5x=20 and 5x/5=20/5 which becomes x=4