SOLUTION: What is the first step in solving this equation?
9p + 12 = 57
A. adding 12 to each side
B. subtracting 12 from each side
C. multiplying each side by 9
D. dividing each
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9p + 12 = 57
A. adding 12 to each side
B. subtracting 12 from each side
C. multiplying each side by 9
D. dividing each
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Question 603003: What is the first step in solving this equation?
9p + 12 = 57
A. adding 12 to each side
B. subtracting 12 from each side
C. multiplying each side by 9
D. dividing each side by 9
Please help! Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
The best way to answer this question so that the process will be clear in your mind is to actually perform each of the 4 operations listed and see which one of them actually gets you closer to a solution. Three of the operations listed will just create a bigger mess, and one of them makes things simpler.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
