What does it mean for an equation to be balanced and why must you keep an equation in balance?

Can someone explain in there own words please

3 answers

The terms on both sides of an equal sign must be equal.

We can't say
3 = 6
or
2 * 5 = 3 * 5

Okay thanks i get it now

You're welcome. :-)

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