Answer:
[tex]3(x - 4) = - 3 \\ 3x + 12 = - 3 \\ 3x = - 15 \\ x = - 5[/tex]
Firstly, multiply the number and variable in the perenthesis. Then move the variable on it's own side of the equation. The simplify.
You need to do the Distributive Property. This means multiplying the number outside the parenthesis to each number inside.
Step-by-step explanation:
3(x)=3x
3(-4)=-12
3x+-12=-3
then evaluate using inverse operations to get x=3
