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29 May, 12:50

A student's first step to solving the equation 5 (x - 2) = 10 was to simplify it to 5x - 2 = 10. Did the student make a mistake? If so, what was that student's mistake?

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Yes, he is not supposed to combine the 5 and "x" into 5x.

No, he is correct in his work.

Yes, he forgot to distribute all the terms

Yes, he made a different mistake

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  1. 29 May, 16:37
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    Yes, he forgot to distribute all the terms.
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