SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: 8(4x-2)=112

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Question 123744: Please help me solve this equation:
8(4x-2)=112
Answer by brina_math(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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8(4x-2)=112
we multiply:
32x-16=112
now we put the variable on one side and the numbers on the other:
32x= 112+16
32x= 128
now we divide 128 by 32
the answer is x= 4