Question

What steps would you follow in order to solve the equation?

w/8 - 4 = 20

add 4 on each side and divide by 8
subtract 4 on each side and multiply by 8
add 4 on each side and multiply by 8
subtract 4 on each side and divide by 8

Answer 1

128

Explanation:

Step one:

given the expression w/8 - 4 = 20

the first operation is to isolate the term that has w by adding 4 to both sides

w/8 - 4+4 = 20+4

w/8 = 16

Required

the value of w

Step two:

the next step is to cross multiply

w=16*8

w=128