Question
Using the Property of Equality, what first step would you take to rearrange the formula y=mx+b using x as the quantity of interest?(1 point)
Responses
Subtract b from both sides of the equation.
Subtract b from both sides of the equation.
Divide both sides by m.
Divide both sides by m .
Subtract mx from both sides.
Subtract m x from both sides.
Divide both sides by y.
Responses
Subtract b from both sides of the equation.
Subtract b from both sides of the equation.
Divide both sides by m.
Divide both sides by m .
Subtract mx from both sides.
Subtract m x from both sides.
Divide both sides by y.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To rearrange the formula \( y = mx + b \) to solve for \( x \), the first step you should take is to **subtract \( b \) from both sides of the equation**.
This gives you:
\[ y - b = mx \]
Next, you could proceed by dividing both sides by \( m \) to solve for \( x \), but the very first step is to subtract \( b \).
This gives you:
\[ y - b = mx \]
Next, you could proceed by dividing both sides by \( m \) to solve for \( x \), but the very first step is to subtract \( b \).