Answer:
5
Step-by-step explanation:
Simplifying
8 + 4 = 2(x + 1)
Combine like terms: 8 + 4 = 12
12 = 2(x + 1)
Reorder the terms:
12 = 2(1 + x)
12 = (1 * 2 + x * 2)
12 = (2 + 2x)
Solving
12 = 2 + 2x
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, and all other terms to the right.
Add '-2x' to each side of the equation.
12 + -2x = 2 + 2x + -2x
Combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0
12 + -2x = 2 + 0
12 + -2x = 2
Add '-12' to each side of the equation.
12 + -12 + -2x = 2 + -12
Combine like terms: 12 + -12 = 0
0 + -2x = 2 + -12
-2x = 2 + -12
Combine like terms: 2 + -12 = -10
-2x = -10
Divide each side by '-2'.
x = 5
Simplifying
x = 5
Answer:
x = 7
Step-by-step explanation:
Here are the steps I took to simplify this equation [to isolate x]:
8+4=2(x-1)
12 = 2x - 2
+ 2 + 2
14 = 2x
÷2 ÷2
7 = x
(check: 12 = 2 (7-1) -> 12 = 2(6) true statement means that answer is correct)
