Question

To solve the equation 58(x−12)=10 , the first step is to reverse the multiplication. What number should both sides be divided by?(1 point)$$

Answer 1

Incorrect

Answer 2

The first step to solve the equation 58(x−12)=10 is to simplify the left side of the equation.

By distributing 58 to both terms inside the parentheses, we get:

58x - 58 * 12 = 10

Next, we can combine like terms by multiplying 58 and 12:

58x - 696 = 10

The equation can be simplified to:

58x = 706

To isolate x, we need to divide both sides of the equation by 58:

(x = 706) ÷ 58

The number that both sides should be divided by is 58.

Answer 3

Apologies for the mistake. Let's solve the equation correctly.

The equation is 58(x − 12) = 10.

To solve it, the first step is to distribute 58 to the terms inside the parentheses:

58 * x − 58 * 12 = 10

This simplifies to:

58x − 696 = 10

Now, to isolate x, we need to get rid of the constant term on the left side by adding 696 to both sides:

58x = 10 + 696

This simplifies to:

58x = 706

To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 58:

x = 706 ÷ 58

The correct answer is x = 706 ÷ 58.