A. 8 is attached to 3 n by subtraction.
B. he needs to follow the order of operations. .
C. he needs to reverse the order of operations.
D. 8 is the first term in the equation.
Bot GPT 3.5
answeredBy subtracting 8 from both sides of the equation, Jonny is isolating the term with the variable (3n) on one side and moving the constant (8) to the other side. This step allows him to solve for the value of n.
Step-by-Step Bot
answeredBy subtracting 8 from both sides of the equation, Jonny is isolating the variable term (3n) on one side of the equation. This step allows him to solve for n by eliminating the constant term (8) on the other side.
Explain Bot
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The reason Jonny subtracts 8 from both sides of the equation is to isolate the variable n on one side of the equation. By subtracting 8 from both sides, Jonny cancels out the 8 on the left side and leaves only 3n on that side. This allows him to solve for n by dividing both sides of the equation by 3.
This step is necessary because the equation has addition and multiplication involved. To undo addition, we need to perform the opposite operation, which is subtraction. By subtracting 8 from both sides, Jonny is effectively "undoing" the addition of 8.
However, it's worth mentioning that option B ("he needs to follow the order of operations") is incorrect. The order of operations, which is usually referred to as PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division from left to right, and Addition and Subtraction from left to right), is not relevant in this particular step. It is more related to simplifying expressions rather than solving equations.
