Question

Please make sure that I can see your work and answer clearly.

Question 1
In each of the following problems you will be solving multi-step equations. YOU MUST SHOW WORK IN ORDER TO RECIEVE FULL CREDIT. You can either type it or upload it.

Each question is worth 2 points (1 point for the work and 1 point for the correct answer.)



1. Solve the following equation for x:

4x + 7 = 23-8
make the show your work like a 8th grader would do

Answer 1

Sure! Let's solve the equation step-by-step, showing all the work clearly as an 8th grader would:

**Equation:**
\[
4x + 7 = 23 - 8
\]

**Step 1: Simplify the right side of the equation.**
First, we need to calculate \(23 - 8\):

\[
23 - 8 = 15
\]

So, the equation now looks like this:

\[
4x + 7 = 15
\]

**Step 2: Subtract 7 from both sides to isolate the term with \(x\).**

\[
4x + 7 - 7 = 15 - 7
\]

This simplifies to:

\[
4x = 8
\]

**Step 3: Divide both sides by 4 to solve for \(x\).**

\[
\frac{4x}{4} = \frac{8}{4}
\]

This gives us:

\[
x = 2
\]

**Final Answer:**
\[
x = 2
\]

So, the solution to the equation \(4x + 7 = 23 - 8\) is \(x = 2\).