How do you solve $\frac{1}{2} (5 x - 2) = 2 x + 4$ $\frac{1}{2} ( 5x - 2) = 2x + 4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-13T16:59:36

$x = 10$ $x=10$

$\frac{1}{2} (5 x - 2) = 2 x + 4$ $1/2(5x-2) = 2x + 4$

Expand the brackets by multiplying everything inside it by $\frac{1}{2}$ $1/2$

$2.5 x - 1 = 2 x + 4$ $2.5x-1 = 2x + 4$

Move the $x$ $x$ values to one side and numbers on the other side

$2.5 x - 2 x = 4 + 1$ $2.5x-2x = 4 + 1$

$\frac{1}{2} x = 5$ $1/2 x = 5$

$x = 5 \div \frac{1}{2}$ $x= 5 -:1/2$

$x = 10$ $x=10$

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