9. You can easily get rid of the decimal fraction by multiplying by 10. This will move the decimal point one place to the right in each number.
However, since all the decimal fractions are even numbers of tenths, you can also turn them to integers by multiplying by 5:
... 3x +24 = 36
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10. If you can't describe what the parts of your equation represent, you have no business writing it. Saying you can't describe your equation is the same as saying you don't understand the problem.
It is important to be able to describe the parts of the equation just as it is important to be able to say what the problem is telling you, what it is asking, and what your strategy is for solving it. The parts of the equation are intimately tied with those things: they embody the given information and the strategy of your solution.
