Question

What is your first step in solving this equation? 4(3x−2)=−24

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The first step in solving this equation is to distribute the 4 to the terms inside the parentheses.

Answer 2

can you show the steps

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Certainly! Here are the steps to solve the equation 4(3x-2) = -24:

1. Distribute the 4 to the terms inside the parentheses:
4 * 3x - 4 * 2 = -24
12x - 8 = -24

2. Simplify the equation by combining like terms:
12x - 8 = -24

3. Move the constant term to the other side of the equation by adding 8 to both sides:
12x - 8 + 8 = -24 + 8
12x = -16

Hence, the first step is to distribute the 4 to the terms inside the parentheses, which gives us the equation 12x - 8 = -24.

Answer 4

can you isolate it please

Answer 5

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Apologies for missing the isolation step. Let's continue from where we left off:

4. To isolate the variable x, we need to get rid of the constant term on the left side of the equation. We can do this by adding 8 to both sides of the equation:

12x - 8 + 8 = -16 + 8

Simplifying the equation further:

12x = -8

5. Finally, to solve for x, divide both sides of the equation by 12:

(12x)/12 = -8/12

Simplifying the equation further:

x = -2/3

Therefore, the solution to the equation 4(3x-2) = -24 is x = -2/3.

Answer 6

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To solve the equation 4(3x - 2) = -24, the first step is to simplify the expression on the left-hand side of the equation.

Multiplying 4 by the expression inside the parentheses, we get:

4 * 3x = 12x
4 * (-2) = -8

So, we can rewrite the equation as:

12x - 8 = -24

Now, we have a simpler equation to solve.