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Steps to solve 3x + 4 = x + 10
Use this for “What do you do first to solve 3x + 4 = x + 10?”
Put in order
Put the steps in order, first step first.
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Gather the x on one side first, then the numbers on the other.
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Whatever you do to one side, do to the other.
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Check by putting x back into both sides: they must come out equal.
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