Question

leveled practice use the distributive property

1. $-4(x + 3) = 8$

Explanation:

Step1: Apply distributive property

$(-4 \times x) + (-4 \times 3) = 8$

Step2: Simplify the products

$-4x + (-12) = 8$

Step3: Isolate the variable term

$-4x = 8 + 12$
$-4x = 20$

Step4: Solve for x

$x = \frac{20}{-4}$

Answer:

$x = -5$

Filled blanks in order:
$(-4x) + (-12) = 8$
$-4x + (-12) = 8$
$-4x = 20$
$x = -5$