First, let’s try to isolate the variable, x. One of the x terms is inside the parentheses on the left. So, let’s start by getting rid of the parentheses to make this equation easier to work with. One way to do this is to distribute the 4 to the x and to the 2. Start by distributing the 4 to the x. How can you show 4·x using an expression?

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First, let’s try to isolate the variable, x. One of the x terms is inside the parentheses on the left. So, let’s start by getting rid of the parentheses to make this equation easier to work with. One way to do this is to distribute the 4 to the x and to the 2. Start by distributing the 4 to the x. How can you show 4·x using an expression?
4(x−2) = 4x−6
 ? − ? = 4x−6

GPT-4o mini · Answer

To show $4 \cdot x$ using an expression, you can distribute the 4 to both terms inside the parentheses. Thus, you can express the left side of the equation $4(x - 2)$ as: $$ 4(x - 2) = 4x - 8 $$ So, your equation should read: $$ 4x - 8 = 4x - 6 $$ In this case, the left side $4(x - 2)$ expands to $4x - 8$. Therefore, the final equation setup is: $$ 4x - 8 = 4x - 6 $$