2. Solving Equations Using Addition or Subtraction
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The word equals
divides the sentence into what should be on the left-hand side and what should be on the right-hand side of the equation.
18Ă· s=3
We have been given a sentence and we need to translate it into an equation.
18 divided by a number s equals 3. |
is,
is equal to,and
equalstell us about the placement of the equals sign.
18divided by a numbers equals 3.
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18 divided by a numbers = 3.
On the left-hand side we have a key phrase: divided by. This phrase tell us the operations that will be used in our equation. Divided by
indicates division.
18 divided by a numbers
18 Ă· s
On the right-hand side, we only have a number 3. Putting these sides together, we have a complete equation.
18 Ă· s = 3