Nia209 Nia209
  • 12-01-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

Write a rule for solving equations like x - 4 = 7

Respuesta :

DILLPICKLE999 DILLPICKLE999
  • 12-01-2018
subtract the total from the factor that you know which is 4. so do 7 - 4 which equals 3. x=3
Answer Link
cdw2014
cdw2014 cdw2014
  • 12-01-2018
You need to get x by itself. To do so you need to perform the opposite operations that are presented in the equation. Also, the operations furthest from the x should be done first.

In this case, there is only one operation (subtraction). To get x by itself we need to ADD 4 to both sides.

x = 11
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

A disease-causing bacteria successfully enters your body, making it past the first and second lines of defense. Which immune response will your body use to dest
what did it mean when Athenian ostracized a fellow citizen?what was the purpose?
How can you best combine these two sentences into one sentence with a parallel structure? He spent most of September visiting parks. He flew kites for most of O
why was a government with three branches considered to be a compromise
when do you need to use two number lines to compare two fractions?
solve each equation l x+11 l=8 l 3x-2 l=16
What was one way that finches on different islands differed from each other?
Ammonia and _________ are waste products of animal cells. oxygen urine hydrogen carbon dioxide
2/5 of what number is 40
why is the ending of "charles" ironic