Answer:
The distributive property says that:
[tex]a \cdot (b+c) = a\cdot b+ a\cdot c[/tex]
Given the equation:
[tex]7(x-4) = 84[/tex]
Apply the distributive property we have;
[tex]7x-28 = 84[/tex]
Add 28 to both sides we have;
[tex]7x= 112[/tex]
[tex]x = 16[/tex]
Therefore, the steps of the solution into order to solve for x in the equation 7(x – 4) = 84 are as follow:
[tex]7x-28 = 84[/tex]
[tex]7x= 112[/tex]
[tex]x = 16[/tex]
