Hey there! I'm happy to help!
First, let's use the distributive property to remove the parentheses. We multiply the number on the outside by each number on the inside.
3(2x-4)
We multiply the 3 by the 2x, giving us 6x, and we multiply the 3 by the -4, giving is -12.
4(x+1)
We do 4 times x which is 4x, and 4 by 1, which is 4.
This gives us this equation.
6x-12=4x+4
Now, we want to solve for x. We want to move all the numbers to the right side and all the x's to the left side so we can figure out what x is equal to.
6x-12=4x+4
We add 12 to both sides, canceling it out on one side and adds it to the other to keep the equation at the same value.
6x=4x+16
We subtract 4x from both sides.
2x=16
We divide both sides by 2.
x=8
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