Question

Leveled Practice Use the Distributive Property to solve the 1.-4(x + 3) = 8 2.3= )+1 + 8 + 8 X = X ---

Answer 1

Simplify the expression by using the distributive propery.

`\begin{gathered} -4(x+3)=8 \\ -4\cdot x-4\cdot3=8 \\ -4x-12=8 \\ -4x=20 \\ x=(20)/(-4) \\ x=-5 \end{gathered}`

So value of x is -5.