1/2 (x+1) = 2 which does a possible four-step process to find the solution of this equation

First you would distribute, 1/2 * x and 1/2 * 1. So you would end up with (1/2x+1/2) = 2. Then you would subtract 1/2 from 2, and you would be left with (1/2x) = 1 1/2. Then you would divide 1 1/2 by 1/2. You would then be left with x=3. The last step would be to plug in your answer and make sure it's correct.

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