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Identify the first step in solving this equation for x : 7(x − 8) = 49 . (1 point)
Identify the first step in solving this equation for x : 7(x − 8) = 49 . (1 point)
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GPT-4o mini
The first step in solving the equation \( 7(x - 8) = 49 \) for \( x \) is to divide both sides of the equation by 7. This simplifies the equation and eliminates the coefficient in front of the parentheses.
So, you would perform the operation:
\[
\frac{7(x - 8)}{7} = \frac{49}{7}
\]
This results in:
\[
x - 8 = 7
\]
So, you would perform the operation:
\[
\frac{7(x - 8)}{7} = \frac{49}{7}
\]
This results in:
\[
x - 8 = 7
\]