$$ \begin{aligned} 4x+\frac{8}{4} &= 6&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 4 }. \\[1 em]4\cdot4x+4\cdot\frac{8}{4} &= 4\cdot6&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]16x+8 &= 24&& \text{ move 8 to the right } \\[1 em]16x &= 24-8&& \\[1 em]16x &= 16&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 16 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{16}{16}&& \\[1 em]x &= 1&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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