Solving Equations Using the Distributive Property

Question:
Solve the equation: 4 times the quantity 2x minus 3, equals 28. Apply the distributive property first, then solve the resulting two-step equation. Check your answer.

Solving Equations Using the Distributive Property

This lesson walks through solving a linear equation that requires the distributive property before isolating the variable. Students learn to expand parentheses, then apply inverse operations in sequence, and verify the solution by substitution.

In this lesson, you will learn to:
• Apply the distributive property to expand expressions with parentheses
• Solve a two-step linear equation using inverse operations
• Check a solution by substituting it back into the original equation

Course: Algebra1 · Big Ideas Math · Ron Larson · Chapter 1- Solving Linear Equations
Level: Grade 9

Pause before each step, try the next part yourself, and then continue to check your re