Question

Last four steps that could perform to solve the equation 4(3x-20)-x=16-x

Place the steps in correct order

Add x to both sides, add 20 to both sides, divide both sides by 3, add 16 to both sides, divide both sides by 4, divide both sides by 12, distribute 4 to get 12x-20


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Answer 1

Distribute 4 to get 12x-20
Add x to both sides
Add 20 to both sides
Divide both sides by 12

Answer 2

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Answer:

• add x to both sides
• divide both sides by 4
• add 20 to both sides
• divide both sides by 3

Step-by-step explanation:

Your steps in order would be ...

• add x to both sides
• divide both sides by 4
• add 20 to both sides
• divide both sides by 3

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Executing these steps, we get ...

  4(3x -20) = 16 . . . . . add x

  3x -20 = 4 . . . . . . . . divide by 4

  3x = 24 . . . . . . . . . . .add 20

  x = 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 3, giving the solution

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Additional comment

If you were to distribute the 4 first, you would have ...

  12x -80 -x = 16 -x

Now, you can add x and add 80 to get ...

  12x -80 = 16

  12x = 96

Then dividing by 12 gives ...

  x = 8

You will notice that these steps do not match steps available in your list.