The solution of this equation has an error. Which of the following steps has the error? 18 − (3x + 5) = 8

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1 answer:

Margarita [4]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step 1

Because the number in front of the bracket is 1 and it is also affected by the negative sign(-),5 is supposed to be negative not positive because (negative by positive is negative)

And since the first step has an error in it,the remaining steps would also be wrong.

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