SOLUTION: 1+2X/4=10 how you solve it when the answer is 39/2

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Question 196058: 1+2X/4=10
how you solve it when the answer is 39/2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281%2B2x%29%2F4=10 Start with the given equation.


1%2B2x=4%2810%29 Multiply both sides by 4.


1%2B2x=40 Multiply.


2x=40-1 Subtract 1 from both sides.


2x=39 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%2839%29%2F%282%29 Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x.


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Answer:

So the answer is x=39%2F2