Question

Kelia is solving an equation for x. Her second step is to multiply both sides of the equation by 4

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Kelia's second step is to multiply both sides of the equation by 4. Multiplying both sides of an equation by the same number is a valid operation as long as that number is not zero. By multiplying both sides by 4, Kelia is essentially scaling the equation by a factor of 4.

For example, if the equation is 3x = 6, to solve for x, Kelia can multiply both sides by 4:

4 * (3x) = 4 * 6
12x = 24

Now the equation becomes 12x = 24, where x is the variable she is trying to solve for.