What is the value of x in the equation 1.5(x + 4) – 3 = 4.5(x – 2)?

Distribute on both sides: 1.5(x + 4) – 3 = 1.5x + 3, and 4.5(x – 2) = 4.5x – 9. Add 9 to both sides and subtract 1.5x from both sides to get 12 = 3x, so x = 4. The correct choice is 4.

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