Which step should be completed first to solve the equation 9-3q=14 ?

A.
Add 14 to both sides.

B.
Divide both sides by 3.

C.
Divide both sides by −3.

D.
Subtract 9 from both sides.

Question

Which step should be completed first to solve the equation 9-3q=14   ?
 
 A.
Add 14 to both sides.
 
 B.
Divide both sides by 3.
 
 C.
Divide both sides by −3.
 
 D.
Subtract 9 from both sides.

adamk · Answer

Subtract 9 from both sides

thebadyboy · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

D. 
because you r trying to get q by itself and the next step is to divide

adamk · Answer

Yeah, sorry about that. I was just getting to it. You want to always do addition/subtraction operations before multiplication/division when solving for a variable.

thebadyboy · Answer

i have more i open another one

adamk · Answer

Then divide by -3.