4(2x+3)=-20

Answer 1

We need to solve the equation 4(2x+3)=-20.

First, we can simplify the left side of the equation:

4(2x+3) = 8x + 12

So the equation becomes:

8x + 12 = -20

Next, we want to isolate the variable by moving all the constants to the other side of the equation. We can do this by subtracting 12 from both sides:

8x + 12 - 12 = -20 - 12

This simplifies to:

8x = -32

Finally, we can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 8:

8x/8 = -32/8

This simplifies to:

x = -4

Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = -4.