Below is a series of steps Mel took to solve an equation. She got the wrong answer. Find Mel's mistake. Then, use order of opera

Question

2 years ago

15

tions and solve for x.

2 answers:

hichkok12 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-12T18:20:40+03:00

6 0

Answer:

x=9

Step-by-step explanation:

Inessa [10] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-12T17:11:43+03:00

3 0

Answer: x = 9

Mel's mistake was in the last step, she multiplied by 2 instead of dividing by 2

Step-by-step explanation:

2x + 1 = 19

Subtract 1 from each side

2x = 18

Divide by 2

x = 9