Question

#12. How is the answer 48? How do I get it?

Answer 1

you do 9+3 which equals 12 then you multiply that by 4

Answer 2

Alright, so we've established that the true answer is 48, but we need to understand how to get that.

We know the equation is (t/4) - 3 = 9

First, we need to add 3 to both sides. You should come up with: t/4 = 12

Now, when you have a fraction like that, you need to multiply by the denominator on both sides, no matter what the numerator may be. Therefore:

t/4 (4) = 12(4)

t = 48

As another example to enhance your understanding, let's use (x/5) - 6 = 10.

You'd begin by adding 6 to each side: (x/5) = 16.

Then, multiply by 5 (the denominator) on both sides.

x = 80.