Solve for x -2x=4

$- 2 x = 4$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 2 x = 4$ by $- 2$ .

$\frac{- 2 x}{- 2} = \frac{4}{- 2}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 2 x}{- 2} = \frac{4}{- 2}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{4}{- 2}$

$x = \frac{4}{- 2}$

$x = \frac{4}{- 2}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

Divide $4$ by $- 2$ .

$x = - 2$

$x = - 2$

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