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On the left side of a line, there are 3 rectangles, each labeled x, and 1 square labeled 1. On the right side of the line, there are 2 squares, each labeled negative 1.

The algebra tiles represent an equation.

What is the first step to solve the equation?

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Responses

Remove a zero pair.
Remove a zero pair.

Add a −1
tile to each side.
Add a negative 1 tile to each side.

Move the −1
tiles from the right side to the left side.
Move the negative 1 tiles from the right side to the left side.

Move the 1 tile from the left side to the right side.

1 answer

The first step to solve the equation represented by the algebra tiles is to add a negative 1 tile to each side. This will help in balancing the equation and simplifying the expressions on both sides.