Question

Heres my question.
i cant solve this. and my teacher has been unbelievably unhelpful​

Answer 1

Step 3 is incorrect.

Step-by-step explanation:

In step 3, the distributive property is used incorrectly. You are supposed to distribute 4 to both the x AND the -1. So the steps would be:

1. 4(x - 1) + 3 = 18

2. 4(x - 1) = 15

3. 4x - 4 = 15

4. 4x = 19

5. x = 19/4