SOLUTION: x/4+7=12 when multiplying both sides by 4, is the 7 included in this?

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Question 898033: x/4+7=12 when multiplying both sides by 4, is the 7 included in this?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What do you mean for the left side?

No matter, you are using Multiplication Property of Equality. This means multiplying left and right sides by the same factor renders and equivalent equation.

You indicate THIS equation exactly as written:
x%2F4%2B7=12
Multiply both sides by 4,
4%28x%2F4%2B7%29=4%2A12
4%28x%2F4%29%2B4%2A7=48, Distributive Property on the left
x%2B28=48
x=48-28
x=20