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-4\left(10x-1-4\right)=20x
Combine 8x and 2x to get 10x.
-4\left(10x-5\right)=20x
Subtract 4 from -1 to get -5.
-40x+20=20x
Use the distributive property to multiply -4 by 10x-5.
-40x+20-20x=0
Subtract 20x from both sides.
-60x+20=0
Combine -40x and -20x to get -60x.
-60x=-20
Subtract 20 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-20}{-60}
Divide both sides by -60.
x=\frac{1}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-20}{-60} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -20.