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Match the order of steps to solve the equation.

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To solve the equation \(10x - 18 = -2\), you would follow these steps:

Step 1: Add 18 to both sides of the equation.
Equation becomes:
\[10x - 18 + 18 = -2 + 18\]
\[10x = 16\]

Step 2: Divide both sides of the equation by 10.
Equation becomes:
\[\frac{10x}{10} = \frac{16}{10}\]
\[x = \frac{16}{10}\]
\[x = 1.6\]

Step 3: Since the options don't exactly match with \(x = 1.6\), there might be a misunderstanding with potential answers. However, the order remains as:

  1. Add 18 to both sides of the equation.
  2. Divide both sides of the equation by 10.
  3. Result \(x = 1.6\).

If "x = 8.5" was mistakenly considered a solution, it's incorrect.

Please confirm whether the options you provided correspond correctly with the steps, or if there's been a misunderstanding in providing the options related to the final answers.

RE TRY ON STEP 3 GIVE ME THE BEST ANSWER FOR STEP 3

Let's go through the process again:

  1. Step 1: Add 18 to both sides of the equation.

    • Equation: \(10x - 18 + 18 = -2 + 18\)
    • Result: \(10x = 16\)

  2. Step 2: Divide both sides of the equation by 10.

    • Equation: \(\frac{10x}{10} = \frac{16}{10}\)
    • Result: \(x = \frac{16}{10} = 1.6\)

  3. Step 3: To find an equivalent result, you could rewrite \(x\) in a simplified fraction form:

    • Result: \(x = 1.6\) (or \(x = \frac{8}{5}\))

Considering the options you provided earlier, if "x = 8.5" or "x = -2" was one of the choices, please note that for the equation \(10x - 18 = -2\), the correct final answer based on the mathematical steps is:

  • Step 3: \(x = 1.6\) (or \(x = \frac{8}{5}\))

If you are looking for the best answer from the provided options, the correct output could be represented as:

Step 3: \(x = \frac{8}{5}\)

If you have specific choices from the solution set that we were initially working through, please share, and I can confirm which corresponds accurately!

NOPE STEP 3 IS SUBTRACT 18 FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION, X=8/5, X=-2 X=-8/5, AND MULTIPLY BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION BY 10

I apologize for the confusion in my previous response. Let's correctly match the steps you've mentioned to solve the equation \(10x - 18 = -2\).

  1. Step 1: Add 18 to both sides of the equation.

    • This gives:
      \[10x - 18 + 18 = -2 + 18\]
      \[10x = 16\]

  2. Step 2: Divide both sides of the equation by 10.

    • This gives:
      \[\frac{10x}{10} = \frac{16}{10}\]
      \[x = \frac{16}{10} = \frac{8}{5}\]

  3. Step 3: The appropriate answer from your instructions would actually involve rewriting the resulting answer. Since you mentioned subtracting 18 from both sides for this step, however, it appears that what you require is to present the next potential operation or step when moving forward.

If you want the most appropriate step that fits your earlier description that's consistent with working through the equation, please consider:

  • Step 3: Multiply both sides of the equation by 10 (or the proposed options could be perceived differently, but since we reached the conclusion, this step might wrap it into the multiplication action or confirmation).

So the correct sequential order you seem to look for is:

  1. Step 1: Add 18 to both sides of the equation.
  2. Step 2: Divide both sides of the equation by 10.
  3. Step 3: \(x = \frac{8}{5}\) (If that's one of your final answers, depending on the multiple-choice format).

If there are mutual exclusives on final texts like "x = -2" or "x = -8/5," they aren't valid for the equation as per its manipulations.