consider this equation
4 (3x-2) = -24
part 1: what is your first step in solving this equation? Remember, there is more than one way to solve this this equation
Part 2: how would you isolate the variable and solve for x after you have completed part 1?
you do not need to solve the problem. simply, describe your process
**please label part 1 and 2 in your answer**
Part 1: To solve the equation 4(3x-2) = -24, the first step would be to distribute the 4 to both terms inside the parentheses. This can be done by multiplying 4 with 3x and 4 with -2.
Part 2: After distributing, the equation becomes 12x - 8 = -24. To isolate the variable x, we would start by adding 8 to both sides of the equation to get rid of the -8. This gives us 12x = -16. Next, we would divide both sides of the equation by 12 to solve for x. By dividing both sides by 12, we can simplify the equation to x = -16/12 which can be further simplified if needed.