It would be easier to understand by using the symbols, for example:
3x + 9 - 7x = x + 10 + x
-4x + 9 = 2x + 10
-1 = 6x then x = -1/6
"x equals negative StartFraction 1 Over 6 EndFraction" See above.
Don't make it harder than it needs to be.
What is the justification for the step taken from line 2 to line 3?
5 lines of math. The first line has, 3 x plus 9 minus 7 x equals x plus 10 plus x. The second line has, negative 4 x plus 9 equals 2 x plus 10. An arrow pointing from the front of the second line to the front of the third line. The third line has, negative 6 x plus 9 equals 10. The fourth line has, negative 6 x equals 1. The last line has x equals negative StartFraction 1 Over 6 EndFraction.
the subtraction property of equality
the multiplication property of equality
combining like terms on one side of the equation
the distributive property
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You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment’s what I’m thinking of
You wouldn’t get this from any other guy
I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
We’ve known each other for so long
Your heart’s been aching but you’re too shy to say it
Inside we both know what’s been going on
We know the game and we’re gonna play it
And if you ask me how I’m feeling
Don’t tell me you’re too blind to see
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
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