Zachary is solving the following equation 3/4(x - 8)= 12 which is the best first step to begin to simplify the equation? a. multiply both sides of the equation by 3/4 b. divide both sides of the equation by 4/3 c. distribute 3/4 over (x - 8) d. distribute 4/3 over (x - 8)

C. Distribute 3/4 over (x - 8)

Step-by-step explanation:

There are multiple ways to begin solving this problem.

If we want to cancel the 3/4 without using the distributive property, we would divide both sides by 3/4.  Dividing by 4/3 will not cancel it.

When dividing by fractions, we multiply by the reciprocal; this would be multiplying both sides by 4/3.  Multiplying by 3/4 will not cancel it.

Using the distributive property, we multiply (x-8) by the number in front of parentheses, 3/4.  We cannot distribute 4/3, since it is not part of the equation.

step-by-step explanation:

descending order means to order the polynomials from the term with the largest exponent to the term with the smallest exponent.  

therefore, the correct answer is d.  

i think there was a typo. you wrote pat brings 3 quarts of ice-cream to the party. each serving of ice-cream is 1 6 quart. how many total servings of ice-cream does pat bring to the party? i think the bold is supposed to be 1/6. so 1 quart of ice cream = 6 servings. 6 * 3 = 18.