A student solved the equation: x+2(x+1)=17

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2
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1
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17
Line 1: x+2x+1=17

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2

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1
=
17
Line 2: 3x+1=17
3

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1
=
17
Line 3: 3x=16
3

=
16
Line 4: x=163

=
16
3
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Identify the Property used to go from Line 2 to Line 3: Response area

Which line has a mistake? Response area

What should have been the correct answer for the equation? Response area

Distributive PropertyCombine like termsSubtraction Property of EqualityMultiplication Property of EqualityLine 1Line 2Line 3Line 4No solutionx = 5x = 45x = 15
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Identify the Property used to go from Line 2 to Line 3: Distributive Property

Which line has a mistake? Line 4

What should have been the correct answer for the equation? x = 5