Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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3. Solving Two-Step Equations
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Exercise 11 Page 141

D

Practice makes perfect
We are given the equation and we want to describe how to solve it. 4n = 12

To solve the equation we need to remove the multiplication by 4 from left-hand side of the equation. We will use the Division Property of Equality.

Division Property of Equality

Dividing each side of an equation by the same number produces an equivalent equation.

Let's divide both sides of the equation by 4.
4n = 12
4n/4 = 12/4
4n/4 = 12/4
n = 12/4
n = 3
We solved the equation by dividing each side by 4. This corresponds to option D.