Steps: 1. remove the division a. Multiply the division by 2 to make a zero, which you can now remove. b. Multiply the answer by 2 also, to make 28. c. You now have this equation: 3x+r=28 2. remove the number stuck to x by multiplication a. divide 3x by 3 to make x. b. divide 28 by 3 to make 9 and one third. b. You now have this equation: x+r=9 [tex] \frac{1}{3} [/tex]
