Question
$$x+4 = 5x+2$$
Answer
$$ x = \dfrac{1}{2} $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} x+4 &= 5x+2&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 5x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 4 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]x-5x &= 2-4&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]-4x &= -2&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -4 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{-2}{-4}&& \\[1 em]x &= \frac{1}{2}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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