Question

What is the first step to solve 2 (x - 2)< (1 + 2) + 5

Answer 1

The first step would be to distribute the 2 outside of the parenthesis

Then the left side of the equation would look like: 2x-4

Explanation:

Answer 2

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Answer:

add 1+2

Explanation:

According to the Order of Operations, the first step is to evaluate expressions in parentheses. Here, there are two expressions in parentheses: (x -2) and (1 +2). The first one cannot be evaluated. So, the first step is to evaluate ...

(1 +2) = 3

Then the inequality becomes ...

2(x -2) < 3 +5