1) For this question, all we need to do is to plug it in the value for x.
So,
2/3x -8 =0 Plugging into x the value x=12
2/3(12) -8 =0
8 -8 =0
0
So when x=12, then the equation is equal to zero. This leads us to conclude that 12 is the root or the solution of this equation.