Question

What is the soloution to 3 (x - 8) = 12?

Answer 1

The given equation is

$3(x-8)=12$

First, we use the distributive property

$3x-24=12$

Now, we add 24 on each side

$\begin{gathered} 3x-24+24=12+24 \\ 3x=36 \end{gathered}$

At last, we divide the equation by 3

$\begin{gathered} \frac{3x}{3}=\frac{36}{3} \\ x=12 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the solution is 12.