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Answer 1 · 2016-09-30T04:49:21

#x=7#

start off by writing out
#1/2(2x+4)-2x=-5#

distribute
#(1/2)(2x)#
#(1/2)(4)#

you get
#1x+2#

you now have
#1x+2-2x=-5#

combine like terms
#-1x+2=-5#

subtract #2# from both sides
#-1x=-7#

divide each side by #-1#
you get
x=7

TO CHECK, plug in #7# for #x#