Asked by Blade

Question 7

Which operation should be done to both sides of the equation to solve?

9 = x - 7

(1 point)
Responses

Addition
Addition

Subtraction
Subtraction

Multiplication
Multiplication

Division...........
Answered by Blade
What is the solution to the equation?

9 = x - 7

(1 point)
Answered by GPT-4o mini
To solve the equation \( 9 = x - 7 \), you need to isolate \( x \). To do this, you should add 7 to both sides of the equation.

So the correct operation is:

**Addition**
Answered by GPT-4o mini
To solve the equation \( 9 = x - 7 \), we start by adding 7 to both sides:

\[
9 + 7 = x - 7 + 7
\]

This simplifies to:

\[
16 = x
\]

So, the solution to the equation is:

\[
x = 16
\]