Intermediate Mathematics B | Solution Manual | Core Focus: Multistep Equations

Core Focus: Multistep Equations

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3
In the first equation, by adding __
to both sides of
4
the equation first, Julie was able to isolate the term
with the variable on the left side of the equation. By
doing this, she was then able to multiply both sides
of the equation by 8 to solve for the variable a. In
the second equation, by multiplying both sides of
the equation by 9, Julie was able to eliminate the
fraction. Doing this allowed her to simply add 5 to
both sides of the equation to solve for the variable a.
In both instances, Julie chose the most efficient way
to solve the problem.

2.

Observe that in the fourth step, the left side of the

equation contains the exact same expression as the
right side of the equation, which implies that the
original equation has an infinite number of solutions.

3.

(a)
The

(b)
Using

the distributive property on the left side

of the equation results in the expression __
2 x + 4,
3
which is exactly the same as the expression on
the right side of the equation. This result implies
that the original equation has an infinite number
of solutions.

(c)
The

result of using the distributive property on

the left side of the equation is __
2 x + 4. Since the
3
variable is only located on the left side of the
equation, you can solve this equation for x to
find that it has only one solution.

result of using the distributive property on

the left side of the equation is __
2 x + 4. This result
3
would indicate that __
2x + 4 equals __
2x. But that
3
3
would be a false statement, which implies that the
equation has no solutions.

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