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 completed Part 1?
You do not need to solve the problem. Simply, describe your process.
Part 1. The first step in solving this equation is to distribute the 4 to every term within the parentheses. This can be done by multiplying 4 by both 3x and -2, resulting in 12x - 8.
Part 2. After distributing the 4, the equation becomes 12x - 8 = -24. To isolate the variable x, we can add 8 to both sides of the equation to eliminate the -8 term. This results in 12x = -16. Finally, divide both sides of the equation by 12 to isolate x, which gives us x = -16/12 or x = -4/3.