What are the steps, in order, needed to solve 3x + 4 = 13?

Divide by 3, and then subtract 4.
Multiply by 3, and then add 4.
Add 4, and then multiply by 3.
Subtract 4, and then divide by 3.

Question

What are the steps, in order, needed to solve 3x + 4 = 13?

Divide by 3, and then subtract 4.
Multiply by 3, and then add 4.
Add 4, and then multiply by 3.
Subtract 4, and then divide by 3.

snowflake0531 · Answer

Have you ever done this kind of solve for x thing?

snowflake0531 · Answer

You want to isolate the x, so first you have to get rid of the +4, the opposite of addition is subtraction, so you first have to subtract 4 on each side
Then you get 3x=9
The opposite of multiplication is division, so you gotta divide each side by 3