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1/4(12x – 16) = 4 is equivalent to 3x – 16 = 4.
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I believe your answer is:  

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[tex]\boxed{\text{Simplifying the Equation Given...}}\\\\\frac{1}{4}(12x-16)=4 \\---------------\\\\\rightarrow \left \{ {{\frac{1}{4} * 12 = 3} \atop {\frac{1}{4}*-16 = -4}} \right.\\\\\rightarrow \boxed{3x - 4 = 4}\\\\\\\rightarrow\boxed{3x - 4 = 4\neq 3x - 16 = 4} \leftarrow\\\\\text{The 'simplified' equation is not distributed correctly.}[/tex]

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