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4x=4-\frac{1}{2}
Subtract \frac{1}{2} from both sides.
4x=\frac{8}{2}-\frac{1}{2}
Convert 4 to fraction \frac{8}{2}.
4x=\frac{8-1}{2}
Since \frac{8}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
4x=\frac{7}{2}
Subtract 1 from 8 to get 7.
x=\frac{\frac{7}{2}}{4}
Divide both sides by 4.
x=\frac{7}{2\times 4}
Express \frac{\frac{7}{2}}{4} as a single fraction.
x=\frac{7}{8}
Multiply 2 and 4 to get 8.