Question

What is the main difference between simplifying and solving? Which one gives you a value for a variable? How do you know the difference?

Answer 1

Answer: ok, so simplifying is when you make something less complex or complicated. Solving means an expression can be used for representating the solutions. for Example, say if you have the equation x+y=2x-1 is solved for the unknown x by the expression x=y+1. solving gives you the value for the variable. you know the difference by when you are simplifying you are trying to make the problem less complicated or less complex. and when you are solving you are trying to find the answer to the problem..

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Answer 2

when you simplify you continue until you get to the simplest form but when you solve you continue until you get an answer. Solving gives you a value for a variable. You mean simplify and get 2x - 10 but when you solve you continue until you get x as 5

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