Andrea thought that x = 15 would be a good guess to solve 6x + 19 = 150. Should her second guess be higher or lower? Why?

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Emmanuel BRUNET asked Jul 14, 2023

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Andrea thought that x = 15 would be a good guess to solve 6x + 19 = 150. Should her second guess be higher or lower? Why?

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Emmanuel BRUNET asked Jul 14, 2023

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should be higher

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because 6×15=90 and 90+19 is lower than 150

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higher

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should be higher since 6 x 15 is 90, which is far away from 150

Hdante answered Jul 19, 2023

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