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Fiona solved the equation shown.

– StartFraction 5 Over 3 EndFraction v plus 4 equals 8 minus StartFraction 1 Over 3 EndFraction v.(6x – 3) = –
A table titled Fiona's Solution with 3 columns and 5 rows. The first row is, blank, Steps, Resulting equation. The second row has the entries, 1, Use the distributive property to simplify. StartFraction one-half minus 2 x plus 1 equals negative StartFraction 13 Over 2 EndFraction. The third row has the entries, 2, blank, StartFraction 3 Over 2 minus 2 x equals negative StartFraction 13 Over 2 EndFraction. The fourth row has the entries, 3, Isolate the variable expression by using the addition property of equality, negative 2 x equals negative 8. The fifth row has the entries, 4, Isolate the variable by using the division property of equality, x equals 4.
What is the missing step of her solution?

Simplify by combining like terms.
Simplify by using addition property of equality.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Simplify by combining like terms.

Explanation: 1/2 + 1 = 3/2, so 1/2 − 2x + 1 becomes 3/2 − 2x, giving 3/2 − 2x = −13/2.