Asked by Carrie

Jonny is solving this equation for n
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: 8 + 3n = 20
8

+

3
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=

20
. His first step is to subtract 8 from both sides of the equation. Why?(1 point)
Responses

8 is attached to 3n
3
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by subtraction.
8 is attached to 3 n by subtraction.

He needs to reverse the order of operations.
He needs to reverse the order of operations.

8 is the first term in the equation.
8 is the first term in the equation.

He needs to follow the order of operations.

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:

**8 is attached to 3n by subtraction.**

By subtracting 8 from both sides of the equation, Jonny is isolating the term that contains \( n \) (which is \( 3n \)) to solve for \( n \). This step is important in maintaining the equality of the equation.
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