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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 $x$