Math 1 · Lesson 3 · Step One · part 8 of 9

Step One, every single time

Before you solve, do two things: translate every subtraction to adding the opposite and every division to...

Step One, every single time

Before you solve, do two things: translate every subtraction to adding the opposite and every division to multiplying by the reciprocal, and write in the invisible 1s. Now the whole expression is addition and multiplication, and the properties do the rest.

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