Which would be the best first step you could make to solve the equation?
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Responses
Combine ax - 7 to get -7x
Combine ax - 7 to get -7x
divide ax by a and 26 by a
divide ax by a and 26 by a
subtract 7 from the left side of the equation
subtract 7 from the left side of the equation
add 7 to both sides of the equation
1 answer
The best first step to solve the equation \( ax - 7 = 26 \) is to add 7 to both sides of the equation.
This will help isolate the term with \( x \) on one side, leading to:
\[ ax - 7 + 7 = 26 + 7 \]
which simplifies to:
\[ ax = 33 \]
After this step, you can proceed to solve for \( x \).
