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18. Higher Order Thinking Use the Distributive Property to solve

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the equation 4x - x = 1-2/
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Final answer:

To solve the equation using the Distributive Property, combine like terms on both sides and simplify. Divide both sides of the equation to solve for x.


Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the equation using the Distributive Property, we need to combine like terms on both sides.

Starting with the left side of the equation, 4x - x = 3x. On the right side, 1 - 2/10 can be simplified to 1 - 0.2 = 0.8.

So, the equation becomes 3x = 0.8. To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 3, giving us x = 0.8/3 = 0.267.


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