How do you solve #8s - 7s = 14#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-21T02:02:16

# s = 14#

#8s - 7s = 14#

#s(8-7) = 14#
#s = 14#

Answer 2 · 2017-10-21T02:07:00

#s=14#

#8s -7s=14#
#s=14#

Answer 3 · 2017-10-21T11:33:10

In LHS, both are counts of the same variable, so they can be subtracted.

It is equal to 8-7 then simply adding #s#

#1s=14#

#1s=s# that you should always know
so,

#s=14#