Question

Caitlyn spends $17 at the store. She buys a mop for $5 and 3 bottles of floor cleane. If x represents the cost of each bottles of cleaner the equation that can be used to find the value of x is 3x+5=17. Which shows the first step that should be taken to verify that $4 is the solution to the equation?

Answer 1

The answer is actually "D" you guys o_o, "3 (4) + 5 = 17"

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The first step would be to get x on the side by itself, this is achieved by firstly subtracting 5 from both sides of the equation.