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A dog weighs 48 pounds and the veterinarian thinks it needs to lose 2 pounds. Mikala wrote the equation x + 2 = 48 to represent this situation. Kirk wrote the equation 48 - x = 2. Which equation is correct?
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A dog weighs 48 pounds and the veterinarian thinks it needs to lose 2 pounds. Mikala wrote the equation x + 2 = 48 to represent this situation. Kirk wrote the equation 48 - x = 2. Which equation is correct? Enter another equation that represents the situation.​

A dog weighs 48 pounds and the veterinarian thinks it needs to lose 2 pounds. Mikala-example-1
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Answer:

kirk is correct. it could also be represented as x= 44 - 7

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Answer:

Both

Explanation:

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