Answer: x = 13/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Distribute: 4(x - 2) = 18
4x - 8 = 18
Add 8 to both sides
4x - 8 + 8 = 18 + 8
Simplify:
4x = 26
Divide both sides of the equation by the same term
4x = 26
4x/4 and 26/4
Cancel term that are both in the numerator and denominator
Divide the numbers
X = 13/2
