standard_description: Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Solve the equation below. For each step, explain why each line of your work is equivalent to the line before it.
$${\frac{1}{2}(-12x+4)+5x=\frac{2}{3}(24)}$$
Problem 2
Find and explain the error in the work below.
$${15=-3(m-2)-9}$$
$${15=-3m+6-9}$$
$${15=-3m-3}$$
$${12=-3m}$$
$${m=-4}$$


aligns: no