Question

solve for x:2|2x-2|+4=20

Answer 1

First, subtract 4 from both sides.
What do you get?

Answer 2

what numbers do you subtract 4 from?

Answer 3

Like this,\[\huge\color{red}{ 2 |2 x -2|+4=20 }\]\[\huge\color{red}{ 2 |2 x -2|+4\color{blue} { -4 } =20 }\color{blue} { -4 } \]\[\huge\color{red}{ 2 |2 x -2|=16 }\]\[\huge\color{red}{ SEE? }\]

Answer 4

then divide both sides by 2.