Question

If (44)x = 432, what is the value of x?

Answer 1

You want to get x alone on one side. How can you do that? :)

Answer 2

i can do that by subtracting i think @Babynini

Answer 3

hm no because x is not added to 44. it's multiplied.

Answer 4

oh sorry i struggle a lot at math.

Answer 5

it's ok! me too lol. So since it's multiplied, we're going to divide.

Answer 6

divide both sides by 44

x=432/44

Answer 7

(we got rid of the 44 on the left side by dividing it by 44!)

Answer 8

lol and okay what are we multiplying?

Answer 9

oh okay

Answer 10

so what does that equal?

Answer 11

i got on my calculator 9.8 idk how.

Answer 12

That's exactly correct :) good job!!

Answer 13

oh really thanks!

Answer 14

now what do i do?

Answer 15

so you just simplified the right side.
and now your equation looks like this
x=9.8

that's your answer :) (Do they ask for it in decimal or fraction form?)

Answer 16

If (4^4)x = 4^32, what is the value of x? im very sorry i wrote the equation wrong.

Answer 17

@Babynini

Answer 18

is this a different question?

Answer 19

yes

Answer 20

ok :)
first calculate 4^4

Answer 21

do you know how?

Answer 22

no

Answer 23

ok.
\[4^4\] = 4 * 4 * 4 *4

Answer 24

because it's 4, 4 times. so what does
4 * 4* 4*4 = ?

Answer 25

it equals 16

Answer 26

hello @Babynini

Answer 27

no, that's 4 *4

Answer 28

oh

Answer 29

(sorry, working on my own math too :))
so here we have
4*4 = 16
16*4= ?

Answer 30

oh im sorry if im disturbing you and is it 16X4 or 16 to the 4 power?

Answer 31

no you're all good
16 x 4

Answer 32

its 64

Answer 33

ok, let me try to explain this better sweetie.
\[4^4= 4x4x4x4\]
so first we take
4x4 = 16
then we take that answer and multiply it by 4
16x4 = 64
then we still have to multiply it by 4 one more time because we've only done it 3 times.
64 x 4 = ?

Answer 34

it equals 256

Answer 35

perfect, and that's your answer for 4^4 because now you've multiplied 4 four times. make sense?

Answer 36

(4^4)x = 4^32
now we have
256x=4^32

Answer 37

thank you so much and again im sorry for disturbing you from your own math homework. have a nice day/night

Answer 38

wait! this stil has to be simplified more :)

Answer 39

want to finish solving it?

Answer 40

oh sorry i didnt know and yes please

Answer 41

it's ok.
so 256x=4^32

Answer 42

now doing 4^32 would be a pain without a calculator. do you have a scientific calc?

Answer 43

no i do not :/

Answer 44

hrm ok, that's fine :)

Answer 45

ok

Answer 46

let's see what we can do then, give me a moment :)

Answer 47

ok

Answer 48

let's try getting x on one side by itself first then actually.
so
(4^4)x=4^32
we just did this, how do we get x by itself?

Answer 49

dividing

Answer 50

you have to divide both sides

Answer 51

perfect!

Answer 52

so we have
\[x=\frac{ 4^{32} }{ 4^4 }\]

Answer 53

ok

Answer 54

that can be simplified more but i'm not sure how :/

Answer 55

oh i understand now

Answer 56

i get now

Answer 57

ok!

Answer 58

thanks for all your help and again sorry for interrupting you from your own math homework.

Answer 59

bye see ya

Answer 60

no it's all good :)
cya