Respuesta :

- - Star to simplify both sides of the equation.

[tex]18-4x=-2 [/tex]

- - Now you have top subtract 18 from both sides.

[tex]-4x+18-18=-2-18[/tex]
- - Solve: 
[tex]-4x=-20 [/tex]

- - And divide both sides by -4.

- - Solve: 
[tex] \frac{-4x}{-4} = \frac{-20}{-4} [/tex]

[tex]x=5[/tex]

first u would take the 18 and - it on both sides
18 - 18 - 4x = -2 - 18 
which would be 
-4x = -20 
then u would divide 4 on bothe sides 
-4x/4 = -20/4
which would give u 
- x = - 5
this is the answer for the negative x 
for positive u would flip the answer 
so 
x = 5 which then = 4
x=5 is ur answer 
hope this helps or u understand wat im sayin

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