Consider another example, 4x + 8 = 40. In this example, we are looking for a
number when multiplied by 4 and added 8 to it will give 40. We can try to figure out
this number through guessing and checking. Eventually we will find that 8 is the
replacement for x. However, with a systematic procedure of solving equations, we
can easily solve that problem without going through the throes of guessing and
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checking. Before we start learning that procedure for solving equations, let us try
to understand the meanings of like terms and unlike terms.
Summary by any other name
This is the statement that <span>best describes how Williams’s experiences with Native Americans differed from that of his contemporaries:
</span><span>Williams described the natives as very human, while other settlers described them as savage.
Obviously, their opinions differed greatly, insofar as Williams saw them as people they were, and the others could only see their animalistic side.</span>
