Question

how do i get 4e alone? 4e-8 = 32

Answer 1

you remove the -8

Answer 2

if you have a hole that is 8 feet deep; how do you get rid of the hole?

Answer 3

Being serious!

Answer 4

so am i

Answer 5

Jay, please be polite. amistre is trying to drawn an analogy so you understand the way you solve this equation.

Answer 6

Sorry Amistre

Answer 7

subtract 8 from both sides

Answer 8

'sok, no offense taken :)

Answer 9

Whoops i meant add 8 on both sides

Answer 10

add 8 is what I would do .... ;)

Answer 11

ya but like u gotta understand y cuz this is pretty basic

Answer 12

to left or right side?

Answer 13

both sides

Answer 14

both sides have to stay equal; so what you do to one side HAS to be done to the other

Answer 15

so inorder to remove it from the left side you would have to add 8 right cus -8+8=0

Answer 16

So would it be 4e 8 - 8 = 32 + 8 ?

Answer 17

can you put the equation together for mee lol getting confused

Answer 18

and then you have to add 8 to the other side since whtvr you do to one side you do to the other

Answer 19

disregarding typos; yes

4e-8 +8 = 32 + 8

Answer 20

ya that is it

Answer 21

Thank You :)

Answer 22

A + 18 = -32 ? Its kinda like the other one but different problem

Answer 23

what you need to isolate A?

Answer 24

what do u think shld be done

Answer 25

?? lol

Answer 26

I just want to see if I explained it clearly and u understood what i said

Answer 27

cuz like this is pretty imp to understand

Answer 28

so would it be A + 18 - 18 = -32 + 18?

Answer 29

Ya good one You deserved a medal!!! 'D

Answer 30

K but you gotta like clean up the equation though

Answer 31

A isnt isolated as of yet

Answer 32

You still gotta finish it off

Answer 33

so what do we have to do to get it isolated?

Answer 34

A = 50

Answer 35

Well just add and subtract the values here

Answer 36

remember -32+18

Answer 37

You were pretty close

Answer 38

-32+18=-14

Answer 39

so the answer wld be A=-14

Answer 40

Did u get that?

Answer 41

Jay, I love the way rid613 (and amistre earlier) were walking you through the problem. I think you will be able to handle it better on your own the next time you see this - say in a test. Its not the answer alone - but how you do it and why you do what you do. Thanks rid613 and amistre.

Answer 42

Yes :) Can you help me get through a couple more?

Answer 43

ok try them onyour own and I will tell u if the answers are correct ok?

Answer 44

hey

Answer 45

Okay :) M/9 + 26 = 30 would it be M/9 -26 + 26 = 30+ 26

Answer 46

yes but then we sill have a problem

Answer 47

jay are you there

Answer 48

Yes

Answer 49

M/9=56

Answer 50

M isnt isolated

Answer 51

i tend to see this easier in an up and down format:

M/9 + 26 = 30
-26 -26
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M/9 + 0 = 4

Answer 52

ya amistre is correct

Answer 53

See if you write it out the way amistre did it becomes simpler to see and you dont get mixed up

Answer 54

i get mixed up, which is why i do that ;)

Answer 55

ok how do u think we wld be able to get rid of that 9?

Answer 56

-9?

Answer 57

better yet, how do we get rid of the "/9"

Answer 58

ya better put it that way!!!!

Answer 59

well that wldnt work

Answer 60

look at it as an opposite operation to perform

Answer 61

would it be -9

Answer 62

no i will show you what it is

Answer 63

the opposite of divideing is mulitiplying; so multiply by 9

Answer 64

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