Question

distributive property and combining like terms 4x-8+x=2

Answer 1

We have the equation:
\[4x-8+x=2\]We combine like terms:
\[5x-8=2\]We isolate x:
\[5x=10\]We simplify x:
\[x=2\]EASY

Answer 2

Okay, so we have: 4x - 8 + x = 2
We set the equation to zero.
4x - 8 + x - 2 = 0
Now if we add like terms, we have:
5x - 10 = 0
We can remove a 5 from both terms since they have 5 in them.
This gives us:
5(x-2) = 0
That is the distributive property.
By simple algebra 5x - 10 = 0 becomes x = 2
Hope this helps clarify things.
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