Once you find the mistakes describe how to properly solve the problem

Mathematics

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Mamont248 [21]3 years ago

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Mistake #1: 1/2x was added; it should have been subtracted to get 5.5x
Mistake #2: 5/4 + 5 (20/4) is 25/4, which is 6.25 and not 3.75.
You should get 5.5x = 6.25, and x = 1.36. (not 15/26)

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