Let’s try to isolate the variable, x. Since there are x terms on both sides of the equation, let’s get rid of the x term from one of the sides. What move can you make to get rid of the x on the right side of the equation while keeping the equation balanced?

Question

Let’s try to isolate the variable, x. Since there are x terms on both sides of the equation, let’s get rid of the x term from one of the sides. What move can you make to get rid of the x on the right side of the equation while keeping the equation balanced? 
x = x+1

A.Subtract x from each side

B.Multiply each side by x

C.Add x to each side

GPT-4o mini · Answer

To isolate the variable $ x $ and get rid of the $ x $ on the right side of the equation, you can subtract $ x $ from each side. This will keep the equation balanced. So the correct move is: **A. Subtract $ x $ from each side.** This simplifies the equation as follows: $$ x - x = x + 1 - x $$ Which results in: $$ 0 = 1 $$ This indicates that the original equation $ x = x + 1 $ has no solutions.