Question

you’re trying to figure out how many solutions the equation has. keep going to solve for x. think about what move you could make on each side so that x is isolated on the left side of the equation. then rewrite the equation to solve for x. 4(x - 5) = 20 - x 4x - 20 = 20 - x + x + x 5x - 20 = 20 + 20 + 20 5x = 40 x = \square

Explanation:

Step1: Isolate x by dividing both sides

Divide each side of $5x=40$ by 5.
$\frac{5x}{5} = \frac{40}{5}$

Step2: Simplify to solve for x

Calculate the result of the division.
$x = 8$

Answer:

$x=8$