Question

Which of the following is not a step used to solve multi-step equations?
A.
identify values of variables in the equation from the written word problem
B.
finish by getting all variables and constants on the same side of the equation
C.
plug in known variables from the word problem into the equation
D.
translate the written phrases into an algebraic equation

Answer 1

You want to get variables and constants on opposite sides of the equation so you get something like "x=a." You are trying to solve for the value of a variable, in other words find what it equals. Thus you isolate the variable so the equation reads as "(the variable) equals..."

Answer 2

so is it a b c or d ? ._.