Hi there... first post! Thanks to anyone who can take a look... prepping up for math and am covering some gap areas.
I am working on multi-step equation:
So I use this site to solve (because I'm not sure how to solve it. )
On step 6:
It says to "expand term 1/2 using the associative property on {a + 2}" What does that even mean?
The resulting picture is:
I'm guessing its saying that the fractions encircled by green are actually equivalent to "a + 2 / 2", e.g.: 1 * a / 2 + 1* 2/2 == a + 2 / 2
Can someone clarify what it means by this? (And how one might draw the same conclusion?) I looked up the term and didn't find anything which seemed relevant to how its being used here. Thank you for any assistance!
Steps 1-6:
I am working on multi-step equation:
So I use this site to solve (because I'm not sure how to solve it. )
On step 6:
It says to "expand term 1/2 using the associative property on {a + 2}" What does that even mean?
The resulting picture is:
I'm guessing its saying that the fractions encircled by green are actually equivalent to "a + 2 / 2", e.g.: 1 * a / 2 + 1* 2/2 == a + 2 / 2
Can someone clarify what it means by this? (And how one might draw the same conclusion?) I looked up the term and didn't find anything which seemed relevant to how its being used here. Thank you for any assistance!
Steps 1-6: