Question

i need help with this please , looks simple but its hard
4(x + 1) = −4

Answer 1

distribute out the 4 in the left hand side. What do you get then?

Answer 2

x+1=-8?

Answer 3

Do you know what distribute out means?

Answer 4

i may have at one point but i dont remember

Answer 5

4(x + 1)
when I mean distribute I mean you have to carry multiplication of 4 to the inside of the parentheses. That means you multiply 4 to x and you also multiply 4 to 1

Answer 6

ooh ok i remeber know , im slow , anyways , wont it be 4x+1 , how would that work?

Answer 7

um close but you forgot to multiply 4 to 1 as well

Answer 8

you should get 4x+4

Answer 9

4(x + 1) = −4

would then be

4x + 4 = −4

Answer 10

The next step is subtracting both sides by 4 because we want to get rid of that 4 in the left side of the equation

Answer 11

ok so it would be 4=-8 wich is -2 right ?

Answer 12

4x + 4 = −4

4x = −8

x = −8/4
x = −2

Answer 13

\[x=-2\]

Answer 14

yup you are right but you can't forget about the x. you have to write it down or the teacher might take some points off

Answer 15

yeah so i had it right i just didnt put the x= part

Answer 16

thanks

Answer 17

yup