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My math problem went from 10a+15=65 to 10a+15-15=65-15. Explain what happened in this step.

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Answer:

You are subtracting 15 from both side to isolate 10 a it would look like this afterwards:

10a=65-15

And you continue to solve

Explanation:

User Sergey Afinogenov
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You subtracted 15 from both sides so you can isolate 10a.
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