Answer:
x = 2
Step-by-step explanation:
To start, you want to isolate x.
To do so, get all the x terms to one side.
2x + 1 = 4x - 3
Subtract -4x on both sides.
-2x + 1 = -3
Then, subtract 1 on both sides.
-2x = -4
Finally, divide -2 on both sides.
x = 2
<span> commutative property</span>
Answer:
A.Both of the students did the problem correctly.
Step-by-step explanation:
B. Nikki multiplied the fraction(8/3) to the items in the parentheses. Then multiplied each side with 3. Jon did the opposite. He first removed the fraction by multiplying each side by 3. Then he multiplied 2 to the items in the paranthesis.
C. I prefer Jon's method. Fractions can be tricky. I prefer to remove them as soon as possible. This time the items in the paranthesis had whole numbers. But had any of them been a fraction too, the problem would have gotten a lot more tricky and it would very easy to make a mistake or miscalculate something.
