Responses
He needs to follow the order of operations.
He needs to follow the order of operations.
8 is the first term in the equation.
8 is the first term in the equation.
8 is attached to 3n by subtraction.
8 is attached to 3 n by subtraction.
He needs to reverse the order of operations.
1 answer
Jonny's first step in solving the equation \(8 + 3n = 20\) is to subtract 8 from both sides of the equation because 8 is attached to 3n by addition. By subtracting 8 from both sides, he is isolating the term with \(n\) on one side of the equation.
The correct response would be: 8 is attached to 3n by subtraction.
