Question

How do you solve `7x + 4 = 2(x - 8)`?

Answer 1

Solve for `x` via working below

Explanation:

`7x + 4 = 2(x-8)`
`7x + 4 = 2x - 16`
`5x = 20`
`x = 4`

1. Original equation
2. Expand
3. Group like terms
4. Divide all by 5