Prealgebra (7th Edition)

by Martin-Gay, Elayn

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0321955048

ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Solving Equations Containing Decimals - Vocabulary, Readiness & Video Check - Page 386: 2

Answer

It would have avoided working with a negative coefficient

Work Step by Step

Subtracting 2x instead of 3x would have given us a positive coefficient instead of a negative one

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