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Colt1911 [192]
3 years ago
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What does it mean to solve an equation

Mathematics
2 answers:
12345 [234]3 years ago
7 0
In Middle School math, it means to find out what number ' x ' must be in order for the equation to be a true statement. In middle school, it can only be one number.
yanalaym [24]3 years ago
7 0

Step-by-step explanation: Solving an equation means finding the value of the variable that makes the equation true.

Let's look at an example.

Solve the following equation.

3x + 1 = 7

To solve the equation, we need to get <em>x</em> by itself on one side and we do that by subtracting 1 from both sides to get 3x = 6. Now just divide both sides of the equation by 2 and we find that <em>x = +2</em>.

Thus, the solution to the equation is x = +2.

So the value of the variable is +2.

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