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.**
Part 1: The first step in solving this equation is to distribute 4 to the terms inside the parentheses.
Part 2: After distributing, we will have the equation 12x - 8 = -24. To isolate the variable x, we can begin by adding 8 to both sides of the equation to eliminate the constant term on the left side. This will give us 12x = -16. Next, we divide both sides of the equation by 12 to solve for x, resulting in x = -16/12 or x = -4/3.