What steps would you take in order to solve the equation m + 61 = 39 ?

Question

add 61 and multiply by 2
add 61 and multiply by 1/2
subtract 61 and multiply by 1/2
subtract 61 and multiply by 2

Answer 1

To solve the equation \( m + 61 = 39 \), you would first isolate \( m \). Here are the steps to do that:

1. Subtract 61 from both sides of the equation: \[ m + 61 - 61 = 39 - 61 \] This simplifies to: \[ m = 39 - 61 \]

2. Calculate the right side: \[ m = -22 \]

So the steps to solve the equation are to subtract 61, which matches with the option for "subtract 61." However, there is no need to multiply by anything afterwards since you already found the solution for \( m \).

Thus, among the provided options, the most relevant step to isolate \( m \) is:

• subtract 61 and multiply by 1/2 (though the multiplication is not necessary).

The correct approach generally is simply to subtract 61.

Answer 2

choose one of the options i listed

Answer 3

The best option to choose from your list for solving the equation \( m + 61 = 39 \) is:

• subtract 61 and multiply by 1/2

This option involves subtracting 61, which is a necessary step to isolate \( m \), even though the multiplication by 1/2 is not needed for solving this equation directly.