Caitlyn spends $17 at the store. She buys a mop for $5 and 3 bottles of floor cleaner. If x represents the cost of each bottle o

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Caitlyn spends $17 at the store. She buys a mop for $5 and 3 bottles of floor cleaner. If x represents the cost of each bottle o

f cleaner, the equation that can be used to find the value of x is 3x+5=17 Which shows the first step that should be taken to verify that $4 is the solution to the equation?

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Marysya12 [62] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-14T17:13:52+03:00

Marysya12 [62]3 years ago

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The first step is to subtract 5 from both sides which would heave 3x = 12. Then dividing each side by 3 you'd get $4