Example: Multi-Step WP

The following verbal expression is given: “three fourths of the sum of a number plus eight is nine.” The equation that represents this statement is . Solve this equation to determine the value of .
  1. Apply the Distributive Property.
  2. Isolate the variable in the resulting equation.
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