$4 x-10=18$

Step 1 ：Add 10 to both sides of the equation: \(4x - 10 + 10 = 18 + 10\) which simplifies to \(4x = 28\)

Step 2 ：Divide both sides of the equation by 4: \(\frac{4x}{4} = \frac{28}{4}\) which simplifies to \(x = 7\)

Step 3 ：\(\boxed{x = 7}\)