Question

Solve.



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Answer 1

Do you see what the first step would be?

Answer 2

Hint: what is the inverse (opposite) operation of divide by 11?

Answer 3

im listinging

Answer 4

The opposite of division is ...?

Answer 5

*

Answer 6

The opposite of division is multiplication, correct!

Answer 7

We can multiply both sides of the equation by 11. We would do this to cancel the 11 in the denominator on the left hand side of the =.

Answer 8

11 * (3+j/11) = 2 * 11

Answer 9

The 11's cancel on the left hand side of the = and on the right hand side we get 2 * 11, which is equal to ...?

Answer 10

3 + j = ...?

Answer 11

one sec

Answer 12

-11?

Answer 13

Okay, remember that 2 times 11 is the same as 11 + 11 = 22

Answer 14

Not quite! 2 * 11 = 22 because 2 times 11 is the same as 11 + 11, which is 22.

Answer 15

So we would get 3 + j = 22. Do you have any questions about that last step?

Answer 16

No

Answer 17

The next step is to move the 3. We can move the 3 by doing the opposite of +3 to both sides. Do you know what the opposite of +3 is?

Answer 18

Hint: what is the opposite of addition?

Answer 19

The opposite of addition is subtraction, so we would subtract 3 from both sides next.

Answer 20

3 + j - 3 = 11 - 3

Answer 21

On the left hand side of the equation we can combine 3 - 3 together and get 0.

Answer 22

j = 11 - 3

Answer 23

The final step is to subtract 3 from 11. Do you know what 11 - 3 is equal to?

Answer 24

11 - 3 = 8, so j = 8 would be the final answer. Do you have any questions about what we just did?