Question

What is the solution to 4(2x - 1) = 20?
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Answer 1

Answer:

x=3

Step-by-step explanation:

4(2x - 1) = 20

Divide each side by 4

4/4(2x - 1) = 20/4

2x-1 = 5

Add 1 to each side

2x-1 +1 = 5+1

2x= 6

Divide by 2

2x/2 = 6/2

x = 3

Answer 2

Answer:

$x=3$

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the distributive property to expand the left side:

$a(b-c)\\\\ab-ac$

Simplify:

$4(2x-1)=20\\\\4(2x)-4(1)=20\\\\8x-4=20$

Isolate the variable, x. Add 4 to both sides of the equation:

$8x-4+4=20+4\\\\8x=24$

Now divide both sides by 8:

$\frac{8x}{8} =\frac{24}{8}\\\\ x=3$

The value of x is 3.

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