Question

Yasmine buys 6 bananas and a loaf of bread.

The bread cost $4.00.
The total cost was $5.50.
She writes this equation, where
b
represents the cost of one banana.

6
b
+
4
=
5.5

What is the first step Yasmine should make in order to solve the equation for
b
?

A.
add 4 to the right side of the equation

B.
subtract
6
b
from both sides of the equation

C.
subtract 4 from both sides of the equation

D.
divide
6
b
by 6

Answer 1

To solve the equation \(6b + 4 = 5.5\) for \(b\), the first step Yasmine should take is to isolate the term involving \(b\).

To do this, she should eliminate the constant term (which is 4) from the left side of the equation. The correct action would be to subtract 4 from both sides of the equation.

Thus, the correct answer is:

**C. subtract 4 from both sides of the equation**