Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}4x\cdot2-2x-4& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}8x-2x-4 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}6x-4\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | $$ 4 x \cdot 2 = 8 x $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{8x} \color{blue}{-2x} -4 = \color{blue}{6x} -4 $$ |