Question

Given that 2x+7=27 and 3x+1=28, does 2x+7= 3x+1? Explain.

Answer 1

No, 2x+7 is not equal to 3x+1.

The value of 2x+7 is 27, where as value of 3x+1 is 28, which is one more than tha value of 2x+7. So the correct equation is.

`\begin{gathered} 2x+7=3x+1-1 \\ 2x+7=3x \end{gathered}`

Hence it can be said that,

`2x+7\\e3x+1`