Question

What is the best first step in solving the equation 3 + 3/6x = 5?

Answer 1

Answer:

The best first step in solving the equation is to subtract 3 from both-sides of the equation.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this equation, the following steps are to be followed

3 + 3/6x = 5

First step: subtract 3 from both-side of the equation.That is;

3-3 + 3/6x = 5 -3

The equation becomes;

3/6x = 2

The second step is to  multiply both-side of the equation by 6x. That is;

$6X$ × $\frac{3}{6X}$  = 2  × 6x

(At the left-hand side of the equation, 6x will cancel-out 6x leaving us with just 3).

Our equation becomes;

3 =  12 x

Divide both-side of the equation by 12 to get the value of x

$\frac{3}{12}$  =  $\frac{12x}{12}$

(On the right-hand side of the equation 12 at the numerator will be cancel-out 12 at the denominator leaving us with just x while at the left-hand side of the equation 3 will be divided by 12)

$\frac{1}{4}$  =  x

x = $\frac{1}{4}$

Therefore, the best first step in solving the equation is to subtract 3 from both-sides of the equation.

Answer 2

Answer:

1

3 goes to another side and become 5-3.

3 will .com to another side and become 2*3.

6 goes another side and become 6/6.

Answer is 1.