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

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

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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.

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