Solve for x 4(x+2)=48

$4 (x + 2) = 48$

Step 1

Divide each term in $4 (x + 2) = 48$ by $4$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $4 (x + 2) = 48$ by $4$ .

$\frac{4 (x + 2)}{4} = \frac{48}{4}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 (x + 2)}{4} = \frac{48}{4}$

Divide $x + 2$ by $1$ .

$x + 2 = \frac{48}{4}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $48$ by $4$ .

$x + 2 = 12$

Step 2

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

Subtract $2$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = 12 - 2$

Subtract $2$ from $12$ .

$x = 10$