A student’s first step to solving the equation 5(x – 2) = 10 was to simplify it to 5x – 2 = 10. Did the student make a mistake?
If so, what was that student’s mistake?
Select one:
Yes, he is not supposed to combine the 5 and “x” into 5x.
No, he is correct in his work.
Yes, he forgot to distribute all the terms
Yes, he made a different mistake
2 answers:
yes, he forgot to distribute all the terms
Yes, he forgot to distribute all the terms.
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Mean: 14
Median: 15
Mode: All values appear just once
Range: 7