[tex]\boxed{x = 20}[/tex]
There is only one step to this equation. We use inverse operations to isolate the x by dividing 2 on both sides; because 2 is being multiplied by x, and the inverse operation for multiplication is division.
2x/2 = x
40/2 = 20
The equation now looks like:
x = 20
This is your answer.
