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Given equation is $\"\"$ .

Apply multiplication property of equality: Multiply each side by 4.

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$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

Check:

To check the solution,substitute $\"\"$ in the original equation.

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$\"\"$ (Divide: $\"\"$ )

The equality is true. $\"\"$

The value of $\"\"$ .