Given the equation below, identify the step needed to solve AND the correct value of x.
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x - 2 = 13
x - 2 = ______
A. Add 2 to both sides of the equation;
B. Subtract 2 from both sides of the equation;
C. Subtract 2 from both sides of the equation;
D. Add 2 to both sides of the equation;
I chose D.
The step needed to solve the equation is to add 2 to both sides of the equation. Therefore, the correct value of x is:
x - 2 + 2 = 13 + 2
x = 15
So, the correct answer is D.
U sure?
Apologies for the mistake in my response. You are correct, the correct step needed to solve the equation is to add 2 to both sides of the equation. Therefore, the equation should be:
x - 2 + 2 = 13 + 2
x = 15
So, the correct answer is indeed D.