Inverse Operations and Solving Equations

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What is an inverse operation?

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An inverse operation is an operation that reverses the effect of another operation. For example, addition and subtraction are inverse operations.

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What is the inverse operation of multiplication?

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The inverse operation of multiplication is division.

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x = 3

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x = 4

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x = 15

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m = 3

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Subtract 5 from both sides.

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x = 4

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x = 4

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What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

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The inverse operation of subtraction is addition.