Question

How do you solve for x in the following problem? 4x + 16 equals 24

Answer 1

Let's begin by listing out the information given to us:

`\begin{gathered} 4x+16=24 \\ \text{Subtract 16 from both sides, we have:} \\ 4x+16-16=24-16_{} \\ 4x=8 \\ \text{Divide both side by 4, we have:} \\ (4x)/(4)=(8)/(4)\Rightarrow x=2 \\ x=2 \end{gathered}`