Guess my Number

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What is the equation to find a number when it is divided by four and the result is twelve?

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x / 4 = 12, where x = 48.

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How do you find a number when tripling it and adding five results in eleven?

Back

3x + 5 = 11, where x = 2.

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What is the equation when doubling a number and adding four equals the number plus seven?

Back

2x + 4 = x + 7, where x = 3.

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How do you solve for a number when doubling it and adding eight equals the number plus ten?

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2x + 8 = x + 10, where x = 2.

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What is the equation to find a number when tripling it results in fifty-one?

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3x = 51, where x = 17.

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What does it mean to solve for a variable in an equation?

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To find the value of the variable that makes the equation true.

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What is a variable in mathematics?

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A symbol, often a letter, that represents an unknown value.

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What is the process of isolating a variable in an equation?

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Rearranging the equation to get the variable on one side and the constants on the other.

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What is the importance of checking your solution in an equation?

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To ensure that the value found satisfies the original equation.

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What does it mean to have no solution in an equation?

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It means that there is no value for the variable that can satisfy the equation.