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In the equation 10= 80 + 10, what is the next step in the equation solving sequence?

Isolate the variable using inverse operations.
a.Move all numbers without a variable.
b.Identify and move the variable.
c.Combine like terms.

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Final answer:

In solving the equation 10 = 80 + 10, one typically uses inverse operations to move terms and isolate the variable. However, as there is no variable present in this equation, we simply add the numeric terms, but in this case, the equation is not true since 10 does not equal 90.

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation presented is 10 = 80 + 10. To solve this equation and isolate the variable, the next step in the equation solving sequence is to use inverse operations to move all numbers without a variable to one side of the equation. However, this particular equation does not contain any variables to isolate. Normally, if the equation contained a variable, we would either combine like terms if applicable or move the variable to one side using inverse operations. Since there are no variables, the focus should be on simplifying both sides of the equation.

For the given equation, the next step would be to simply calculate the sums on each side, which obviously would not result in a true statement. Therefore, if this was meant to be an equation to solve for a variable, there seems to be a typo or mistake, as we cannot isolate a variable that doesn't exist. If the equation is correct as given, we would say that it is not true, as 10 does not equal 90 (the sum of 80 and 10).

After performing the calculation, we would then check the answer to confirm that it makes sense. In this case, checking the answer tells us that the equation is incorrect as 10 cannot equal 90.

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