When solving this equation for x, what would you do next?

Mathematics

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Leviafan [203]1 year ago

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Answer: A. Distribute the 3 outside of the parathesis to everything inside the parenthesis

We use the order of operations, also known as PEMDAS.

Since there is a variable inside the parenthesis, we cannot add/subtract 4. This means the next step is to distribute.

After distributing, the equation looks like this and we can solve it from there:

4x + 12 = 30

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