Use the equation below to complete the statement.
5.26−□=1.38
(1 point)
The value 3.12 makes the equation
Choose true or false
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True
False.
To find the missing value (□), we need to isolate it on one side of the equation.
We can do this by subtracting 5.26 from both sides of the equation:
5.26 - □ = 1.38 - 5.26
Simplifying the right side of the equation gives:
-□ = -3.88
To solve for □, we can multiply both sides of the equation by -1, which will change the signs:
□ = 3.88
Therefore, the value 3.12 does not make the equation true.
To find the missing value (∙), we need to isolate the variable by performing the inverse operation. In this case, the variable is being subtracted from 5.26, so we need to perform the opposite operation, which is addition.
To do this, we can add ∙ to both sides of the equation:
5.26 - ∙ + ∙ = 1.38 + ∙
This simplifies to:
5.26 = 1.38 + ∙
To solve for ∙, we need to subtract 1.38 from both sides of the equation:
5.26 - 1.38 = 1.38 + ∙ - 1.38
This simplifies to:
3.88 = ∙
So, the missing value (∙) is 3.88.
Therefore, the statement "The value 3.12 makes the equation true" is false.