The word for the punctuation mark, on the other hand, comes from Îºá¿¶Î»Î¿Î½ (or kÅlon), which means âlimbâ or âclauseâ â and it is used because one of the main functions of the colon is to separate two clauses, where the second clause explains or follows from the first.
The goal in solving an equation is to get the variable by itself on one side of the equation and a number on the other side of the equation. To isolate the variable, we must reverse the operations acting on the variable. We do this by performing the inverse of each operation on both sides of the equation.
The solution is the method of solving a problem or the correct answer to a puzzle, problem or difficult situation. 1  An example of solution is 4, which is the solution to the equation of 2+2.  An example of a solution is when you hire a taxi to get to work when your car breaks down.