What would be the best first step in solving 0.05x + 0.01 = 0.025? explain. a. divide each side of the equation by 0.05. this will remove the coefficient from the variable term. b. multiply each side by 1000. this will remove the decimals and make the equation easier to work with. c. subtract 0.01 from each side. this gets the variable term on one side of the equation. d. none of the above.