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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What can you multiply by 2 to get (x + 4)?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

divide (x+4) by 2 to find out.

hero (hero):

\(2y = x + 4\) Solve for \(y\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

solving for y? well, a god approach. Unusual for me style ;)

hero (hero):

We have to multiply 2 by something to get x + 4. We don't know what it is yet so make it a variable, set up and equation, and solve for the mysterious value of the variable.

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