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What is the best first step in solving the equation 3 + 3/6x = 5?

Subtract 3 from both sides.
Find the cube of V6x.
Cube both sides of the equation.
Subtract 5 from both sides.

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Answer:

1

3 goes to another side and become 5-3.

3 will .com to another side and become 2*3.

6 goes another side and become 6/6.

Answer is 1.

User Serge Khorun
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Answer:

The best first step in solving the equation is to subtract 3 from both-sides of the equation.

Explanation:

To solve this equation, the following steps are to be followed

3 + 3/6x = 5

First step: subtract 3 from both-side of the equation.That is;

3-3 + 3/6x = 5 -3

The equation becomes;

3/6x = 2

The second step is to multiply both-side of the equation by 6x. That is;


6X ×
(3)/(6X) = 2 × 6x

(At the left-hand side of the equation, 6x will cancel-out 6x leaving us with just 3).

Our equation becomes;

3 = 12 x

Divide both-side of the equation by 12 to get the value of x


(3)/(12) =
(12x)/(12)

(On the right-hand side of the equation 12 at the numerator will be cancel-out 12 at the denominator leaving us with just x while at the left-hand side of the equation 3 will be divided by 12)


(1)/(4) = x

x =
(1)/(4)

Therefore, the best first step in solving the equation is to subtract 3 from both-sides of the equation.

User Maksim Ivanov
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