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 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 Part 2 in your answer.** (2 points)
Part 1: The first step in solving this equation is to distribute the 4 to the terms inside the parentheses. So, we would multiply 4 by both 3x and -2.
Part 2: After distributing the 4, we would have 12x - 8 = -24. To isolate the variable, we would add 8 to both sides of the equation, resulting in 12x = -16. Finally, we would divide both sides by 12 to solve for x.