Noah says that 9x - 2x + 4x is equivalent to 3x, because the subtraction sign tells us to subtract everything that comes from af

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Noah says that 9x - 2x + 4x is equivalent to 3x, because the subtraction sign tells us to subtract everything that comes from af

ter 9x. Elena says that 9x - 2x + 4x is equivalent to 11x, because the subtraction only applies to 2x. Do you agree with either of them? Explain ur reasoning. i

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Alex787 [66] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-16T14:19:27+03:00

Alex787 [66]3 years ago

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Agree with Elena. Noah is wrong. If it is 9x-(2x+4x) then it equals to 3x.