ksrae0816
ksrae0816 ksrae0816
  • 16-02-2022
  • Mathematics
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10x - 3(4x + 1)
10x – 12x - 3
-5x

a. Describe Amelia's mistake.

b. What is the correct simplified
expression?

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goddessboi goddessboi
  • 16-02-2022

Answer:

See below for answers and explanations

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A

10x - 12x - 3 does not equal -5x. Looks like what she did wrong was treating -3 as -3x and got her incorrect result that way

Part B

10x - 12x - 3 = (10-12)x - 3 = -2x - 3

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charlottecadenhead charlottecadenhead
  • 16-02-2022
you can’t combine a number with a variable and a number without a variable

-2x-3
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