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Solve the linear equation x+x+2/4 = 189.5 State the property that justifies your first step and why you chose it.
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Solve the linear equation x+x+2/4 = 189.5 State the property that justifies your first step and why you chose it.

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I got 94.5 for the answer
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The answer, I believe is 94.5

First simplify the equation as 2x+2/4=189.5
Then do the inverse operation of adding (subtraction) for 2/4 on both sides, leaving you with 2x=189 and finally divide 189 by 2, 189/2 =94.5 2x/2= (1)x.
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