Question

What would you do to solve the following question?

Answer 1

add 3 to both sides

Explanation:

Given

x - 3 = 12 ( isolate x by adding 3 to both sides )

x = 15

Answer 2

add 3 to both sides

Explanation:

In order to isolate the x-value first you need to:

x-3=12 add three to both sides

x=15