Posadas [he/him, they/them] to the_dunk_tank • 1 year agoI can't multiply by 12, and this is why we should stop teaching math.imagemessage-square107 fedilinkarrow-up1100file-text
arrow-up1100imageI can't multiply by 12, and this is why we should stop teaching math.Posadas [he/him, they/them] to the_dunk_tank • 1 year agomessage-square107 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGucci_Minh [he/him]hexbear14·1 year agoYou don't need to expand the brackets, just multiply both sides by 12 to yield 6y + 3 = 3 + xy, cancel the 3s from each side, now you have 6y = xy so x = 6. link
You don't need to expand the brackets, just multiply both sides by 12 to yield 6y + 3 = 3 + xy, cancel the 3s from each side, now you have 6y = xy so x = 6.