Question

Someone please help me

Answer 1

Answer:  B) 2

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Explanation:

Take away the four white small squares on the left side. To balance things out, you have to add 4 black squares to the right side.

Also, take away the two white long rectangles from the right side. To balance this out, you have to add 2 gray long rectangles to the left side.

You should have:

• 5 gray rectangles, and no squares (of any color) on the left side
• 10 black squares, no long rectangles (of any color), on the right side

From here you'll group up the 10 black squares so that you'll have 2 black squares per gray rectangle.

This means the solution is 2.

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If you're curious about the algebraic way to solve, then you could do this:

3x-4 = -2x+6

3x+2x = 6+4

5x = 10

x = 10/5

x = 2

This method doesn't require us to use the visual model.