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A student wrote and simplified an expression to find the perimeter of this 5 points

rectangular garden. The student made an error. Which step did the
student make the mistake? *
2x
5x + 1
Step 1: 5x + 1 + 5x + 1 + 2x + 2x
Step 2: 14x + 1 + 1
Step 3: 14x + 2
Step 4: 16x

A student wrote and simplified an expression to find the perimeter of this 5 points-example-1
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Answer:

Step 4.

You can’t add 14x and 2

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