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The expression is $\"\"$ .

According to division property of equality: Divide each side by negative 4.

$\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

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

Check:

Check the solution by substituting $\"\"$ in the original equation.

$\"\"$

52 = 52 (Multiply: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

The value of $\"\"$ .