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1.5x+3=x+19
Use the distributive property to multiply 0.75 by 2x+4.
1.5x+3-x=19
Subtract x from both sides.
0.5x+3=19
Combine 1.5x and -x to get 0.5x.
0.5x=19-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
0.5x=16
Subtract 3 from 19 to get 16.
x=\frac{16}{0.5}
Divide both sides by 0.5.
x=\frac{160}{5}
Expand \frac{16}{0.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x=32
Divide 160 by 5 to get 32.