Asked by Gabriel
Malik’s solution to the equation , when , is shown below.
What error did Malik make first when solving the equation ?
Malik did not multiply correctly.
Malik added 240 to each side of the equation.
Malik did not multiply correctly.
Malik substituted 60 for y instead of x.
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I can’t see Malik’s equation or his steps — could you paste the equation and his work (or upload the image)? With that I can point out exactly where he first went wrong.
If you can’t, here are two quick hints based on the answer choices:
- If the equation was (x − 60)/4 = 15, the correct first step is to multiply both sides by 4 to get x − 60 = 60; if Malik instead ended up adding 240 somewhere, that means he mistakenly multiplied 60 by 4 (getting 240) when he should have simply added 60.
- If his work shows a distribution or clearing of parentheses with a wrong factor, then “Malik did not multiply correctly” would be the right diagnosis.
Send the missing equation or a picture of his solution and I’ll identify the exact first error.
If you can’t, here are two quick hints based on the answer choices:
- If the equation was (x − 60)/4 = 15, the correct first step is to multiply both sides by 4 to get x − 60 = 60; if Malik instead ended up adding 240 somewhere, that means he mistakenly multiplied 60 by 4 (getting 240) when he should have simply added 60.
- If his work shows a distribution or clearing of parentheses with a wrong factor, then “Malik did not multiply correctly” would be the right diagnosis.
Send the missing equation or a picture of his solution and I’ll identify the exact first error.
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