1) Solve while using inverse operations. Show all steps for getting the variable by itself
2) then check ur answer by plugging it back into the original equation. Show the steps of the calculator
1) Let's say we have the equation:
2x + 3 = 8
To solve for x, we need to isolate the variable by using inverse operations.
First, we can subtract 3 from both sides of the equation:
2x + 3 - 3 = 8 - 3
2x = 5
Next, we can divide both sides of the equation by 2 to get the variable x by itself:
(2x)/2 = 5/2
x = 5/2
So the solution for x is x = 5/2.
2) Now, to check our answer, we can plug x = 5/2 back into the original equation:
2(5/2) + 3 = 8
Using a calculator to evaluate the left side of the equation:
2(5/2) + 3 = 10/2 + 3 = 5 + 3 = 8
We can see that both sides of the equation are equal to 8. Therefore, our solution is correct.