Question

Which could be a first step in solving the equation
1/4 x + 1/2 = 3/4x
in an efficient way? Select two answers.

A.
multiply by 4 on both sides

B.
multiply by 2x on both sides

C.
subtract 1/4x from both sides

D.
add 1/2 from both sides

Answer 1

A first step in solving the equation 1/4 x + 1/2 = 3/4x will be answer A multipllied by 4 on both sides.

What is an equation?

The equation is actually a relationship between the numbers and the variables.The given equation is  1/4 x + 1/2 = 3/4x

Now the solution of the equation will be:-

1/4 x + 1/2 = 3/4x

By multiplying with 4 the equation will become:-

x+2=3x

3x-x=2

2x=2

x=1

Hence the solution of the given equation will be x=1

To know more about equations follow

https://brainly.com/question/2972832

#SPJ1