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No. The goal is to find a value of the variable(s) for which the solution is true. Getting the variable by itself is only a part of the process, not the goal.
What role of operations that applies when you are solving an equation does not apply when your solving an inequality?"
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An equality and equation are essentially the same thing. The equality between two expressions is represented by an equation (and conversely).
An equation is a mathematical statement that may (or may not) be true, defined for some variables. Solving an equation is finding those values of the variables for which the equation or statement is true.