The product of 4 and x is 4x. Two less than product of 4 and x is 4x - 2. The expression is equal to 10. So equation is 4x - 2 = 10.
Simplify the equation for x.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 4x-2=10 \\ 4x=10+2 \\ x=\frac{12}{4} \\ =3 \end{gathered}[/tex]So value of x which makes the equation true is 3.