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20-4x=2x+24
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x+12.
20-4x-2x=24
Subtract 2x from both sides.
20-6x=24
Combine -4x and -2x to get -6x.
-6x=24-20
Subtract 20 from both sides.
-6x=4
Subtract 20 from 24 to get 4.
x=\frac{4}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
x=-\frac{2}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{-6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.