Question

We can distribute the
2
1
​
to rewrite the right side of the equation without parentheses. You can think of this as (
2
1
​
·16x)+(
2
1
​
·24). Rewrite the right side.
4(2x+4)
=
2
1
​
(16x+24)

8x+16
=
2
1
​
(16x+24)

8x + 16
=
+

Answer 1

To rewrite the equation without parentheses by distributing the \( \frac{1}{2} \), we can start with the right side:

\[
\frac{1}{2}(16x + 24)
\]

Distributing \( \frac{1}{2} \) gives us:

\[
\frac{1}{2} \cdot 16x + \frac{1}{2} \cdot 24 = 8x + 12
\]

Now let's rewrite the equation with the distributed form:

\[
8x + 16 = 8x + 12
\]

So, the equation simplifies to:

\[
8x + 16 = 8x + 12
\]

Would you like to solve for \( x \) or do you need further assistance with this equation?