Question

X + 14 = 56 What would I do to both sides to answer this equation? O Multiply both sides by 14 © Subtract both sides by 14 Subtract both sides by 14 Add both sides by 14​

Answer 1

To solve for X in this equation, you would subtract both sides by 14 because our goal is to get X on its own. If we write it out, we see that

X + 14 - 14 = 56 - 14

X=42

Because we have a positive 14, a negative 14 will average out to be 0, but what you do to one side, you must do to the other.

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