Given the equation 3(x-4)=12x, solve for x.
First distribute the value 3 into the values in parentheses. We get,
3x-12=12x, add the value, 12, to both sides. We get,
3x=12x+12, now subtract the value, 12x, from both sides. We get,
-9x=12, now divide the value, -9, from both sides. We get,
x=12/-9 which reduces down to x= -4/3
Thus the answer is x = -4/3