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2-x=\frac{2}{4}
Divide both sides by 4.
2-x=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.
-x=\frac{1}{2}-2
Subtract 2 from both sides.
-x=\frac{1}{2}-\frac{4}{2}
Convert 2 to fraction \frac{4}{2}.
-x=\frac{1-4}{2}
Since \frac{1}{2} and \frac{4}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
-x=-\frac{3}{2}
Subtract 4 from 1 to get -3.
x=\frac{3}{2}
Multiply both sides by -1.