Question
Sidharth is solving the equation below. Sidharth believes that the first step should be to divide both sides by 4. Is this a reasonable first step when solving the equation?
0.4x - 6 = 36
0.4x - 6 = 36
Answers
GPT 3.5
No, dividing both sides by 4 is not a reasonable first step when solving the equation.
Instead, a reasonable first step would be to add 6 to both sides of the equation to get rid of the negative 6 on the left side:
0.4x = 42
Then, the equation can be solved by dividing both sides by 0.4 to isolate x:
x = 105
Instead, a reasonable first step would be to add 6 to both sides of the equation to get rid of the negative 6 on the left side:
0.4x = 42
Then, the equation can be solved by dividing both sides by 0.4 to isolate x:
x = 105