Johnny is solving this equation for n: 8 + 3n = 20 his first step to subtract 8 from both sides of the equation why. Pick answer from below 8 is attached to 3n by subtraction. 8 is the first term in the equation. He needs to reverse the order of operations He needs to follow the order of operations

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Johnny is solving this equation for n: 8 + 3n = 20 his first step to subtract 8 from both sides of the equation why. Pick answer from below                       8 is attached to 3n by subtraction.   8 is the first term in the equation.   He needs to reverse the order of operations      He needs to follow the order of operations

GPT 3.5 · Answer

The reason Johnny is subtracting 8 from both sides of the equation is to isolate the term containing the variable (3n) on one side of the equation. By subtracting 8 from both sides, he is removing the constant term (8) from the left side, making it easier to solve for n.