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Mia spent 30 minutes answering the math questions on the exam. This was 1/4 of the total amount of time allotted for this section of the exam. To determine the total amount of time allotted for this section
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Mia spent 30 minutes answering the math questions on the exam. This was 1/4 of the total amount of time allotted for this section of the exam. To determine the total amount of time allotted for this section of the exam, Mia set up and solved the equation as shown below.

Which best describes the error that Mia made when solving the equation?

Mia spent 30 minutes answering the math questions on the exam. This was 1/4 of the-example-1
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Mia multiplied one side of the equation by 5/3 and the other side by 3/5. This makes the equation unbalanced and untrue. x should be 50

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