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4(3x-8)-4=24

12x-32-4=24
12x-36=24
12x=60
x=5
What method did she use and in what order did she usr them?

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User Galbarm
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first she expanded the bracket
then she simplified
then she added 36 to both sides
she then divided 60 by 12 to find x
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User Man Of One Way
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Order of operations,In mathematics and computer programming, the order of operations (or operator precedence) is a collection of rules that define which procedures to perform first in order to evaluate a given mathematical expression.P

Parentheses first

E

Exponents (ie Powers and Square Roots, etc.)

MD

Multiplication and Division (left-to-right)

AS

Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)

Hope it helped ;3


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