Question

Leo thinks all of the work and justifications are correct. Remi thinks the work is correct, but the justification for Step 3 is incorrect.

Who do you think is correct and why?

Answer 1

Remi is correct

Explanation:

According to the order of operations you are trying to get x by itself. To get x by itself on one side at step 3, you must divide not subtract. To do this, you must divide both sides by 5. 5x/5 would cancel out the 5's leaving you with X, & 10/5 = 2. So X=2