SOLUTION: How do you solve this? 4 + 4x = (x + 20) /2

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Question 602063: How do you solve this?
4 + 4x = (x + 20) /2
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4 + 4x = (x + 20)/2

2(4 + 4x) = x + 20

8 + 8x = x + 20

8x = x + 20-8

8x-x = 20-8

7x = 12

x = 12/7


So the answer is x = 12/7