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Noah and Diego are trying to solve the equation 5+2x=54. Which student is correct in the first step? *

Noah says you should subtract 5 from both sides first.
Deigo says you should divide by 2 from both sides first.

Noah and Diego are trying to solve the equation 5+2x=54. Which student is correct-example-1
User Venca
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Answer:

NOAH

Explanation:

to solve it you would subtract 5 from both sides and THEN divide by 2

5+2x=54

2x=49

x=24.5

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