Which step would be solved first

Question

4n + 12 = 20?

Answer 1

4n + 12 = 20

Subtract 12 from both sides of the equation, so:

4n + 12 -12 = 20 - 12 and therefore:

4n = 8 Now divide both sides of the equation by 4 so:

4n / 4 = 8/4 and so:

n = 2

Checking your answer, 4*2 + 12 = 8 + 12 = 20 so you know you have the correct answer!

Hope this helps!😊

Answer 2

Hi Ana, you could either divide each term by 4 first which would give you n + 3 = 5 then n = 2. Or, you could do what the other experts have said above and subtract the 12 first. It's your preference! If you do divide by 4 first, just make sure you do it for every term!

And, double check your answer! 4(2) + 12 does it equal 20? 4(2) + 12 = 8 + 12 = 20. Yes! So, n = 2 is correct.

Answer 3

In order to solve for n, we need to combine our like terms to get our 4n term by itself. Therefore, our first step is to subtract 12 from both sides of the equation. This gives us 4n = 20-12 which simplifies to 4n = 8. Now, we can get n by itself by dividing both sides of the equation by 4. This gives us a final answer of n = 2.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you are still confused and I can explain it in a different way!

Answer 4

4n + 12 = 20

subtract 12 from both sides to get

4n= 20-12 = 8

divide both sides by 4

n = 8/4 = 2

n = 2

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check the answer

4n+12

=4(2)+12

=8+12

=20