When isolating a variable, you want to get the variable alone on one side of the equation and then what it equals on the other side. Anything you do to one side of the equation, you must do to the other. e.g.
3x+2=8
First, you subtract 2 from both sides leaving:
3x=6
Then you divide both sides by 3, and you are left with: x=2
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Yes, that is what you are normally required to solve for.
A and C are both variables.
In a math problem, "left" typically refers to the direction on a number line that is less than or before a given point. When solving equations or working with expressions, moving to the left usually involves subtracting or dividing to simplify or isolate variables. The concept of "left" in math is relative and depends on the context of the problem being solved.
Letters used in math are called variables.
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