SOLUTION: WRITING THE EQUATION OF A LINE Why wouldnt i use order of operations in this equation? If i did the answer would be x=1 yet its 4 because the addition was applied first?? Solve

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Question 1103022: WRITING THE EQUATION OF A LINE
Why wouldnt i use order of operations in this equation? If i did the answer would be x=1 yet its 4 because the addition was applied first??
Solve for x when y is equal to 0.
y = 1/4x − 1
0 = 1/4x − 1
0 + 1 = 1/4x − 1 + 1
1 = 1/4x
4 • (1) = (1/4x) • 4
4 = x?

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Why wouldnt i use order of operations in this equation? If i did the answer would be x=1 yet its 4 because the addition was applied first??
Solve for x when y is equal to 0.
y = 1/4x - 1
0 = 1/4x - 1
0 + 1 = 1/4x - 1 + 1
1 = 1/4x
4 • (1) = (1/4x) • 4
4 = x?
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Not clear why you have a question.
y = (1/4)x - 1 = 0
(1/4)x - 1 = 0
(1/4)x =1
x = 4
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0 = (1/4)x - 1
You can multiply first:
0 = x - 4
x = 4