Gather all of the variable terms on one side of the equation and all of the constant terms on the other side using the Properties of Equality.
A
y=4
B
n=16
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To solve an equation, we should first gather all of the variable terms on one side and all of the constant terms on the other side using the Properties of Equality. The variable term is already on the left hand side of the equation, so we will start by subtracting 3 from both hand sides of the equation.
Since the left-hand side is equal to the right-hand side, our solution is correct.
Just as in the previous part, we should first gather all of the variable terms on one side and all of the constant terms on the other side using the Properties of Equality. Here, we will start by adding 3 to both hand sides of the equation.
