OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §8.3 Solve Equations with Variables and Constants on Both Sides · Exercise 97 · Algebra · Linear equations
Solve Equations with Variables and Constants on Both Sides · Exercise 97
Explain why you should simplify both sides of an equation as much as possible before collecting the variable terms to one side and the constant terms to the other side.
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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §8.3 Solve Equations with Variables and Constants on Both Sides · Exercise 97
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