Pre-Algebra Examples

$4 (x - 4) = \frac{56}{14}$

Step 1

Simplify.

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Step 1.1

Reduce the expression $\frac{56}{14}$ by cancelling the common factors.

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Step 1.1.1

Factor $14$ out of $56$ .

$4 (x - 4) = \frac{14 \cdot 4}{14}$

Step 1.1.2

Factor $14$ out of $14$ .

$4 (x - 4) = \frac{14 \cdot 4}{14 (1)}$

Step 1.1.3

Cancel the common factor.

$4 (x - 4) = \frac{14 \cdot 4}{14 \cdot 1}$

Step 1.1.4

Rewrite the expression.

$4 (x - 4) = \frac{4}{1}$

Step 1.2

Divide $4$ by $1$ .

$4 (x - 4) = 4$

Step 2

Divide each term in $4 (x - 4) = 4$ by $4$ and simplify.

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Step 2.1

Divide each term in $4 (x - 4) = 4$ by $4$ .

$\frac{4 (x - 4)}{4} = \frac{4}{4}$

Step 2.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Step 2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 (x - 4)}{4} = \frac{4}{4}$

Step 2.2.1.2

Divide $x - 4$ by $1$ .

$x - 4 = \frac{4}{4}$

Step 2.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 2.3.1

Divide $4$ by $4$ .

$x - 4 = 1$

Step 3

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 3.1

Add $4$ to both sides of the equation.

$x = 1 + 4$

Step 3.2

Add $1$ and $4$ .

$x = 5$