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28x-3\times 4\left(x-1\right)=4\times 9
Multiply 4 and 7 to get 28.
28x-12\left(x-1\right)=4\times 9
Multiply 3 and 4 to get 12.
28x-12x+12=4\times 9
Use the distributive property to multiply -12 by x-1.
16x+12=4\times 9
Combine 28x and -12x to get 16x.
16x+12=36
Multiply 4 and 9 to get 36.
16x=36-12
Subtract 12 from both sides.
16x=24
Subtract 12 from 36 to get 24.
x=\frac{24}{16}
Divide both sides by 16.
x=\frac{3}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.