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At what step the error ocurre, why is it mathematically incorrect.

User Mr Fooz
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Dany, this is the solution:

The error occured at the first step:

We should add 0.05 and 0.1 and not subtract them.

Therefore, the expression should be:

3x + x + x + 0.15 = 7.50

5x + 0.15 = 7.50

Subtracting 0.15 at both sides:

5x + 0.15 - 0.15 = 7.50 - 0.15

5x = 7.35

Dividing by 5 at both sides:

5x/5 = 7.35/5

x = 1.47

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