Answer two questions about Equations A and B :
A.
2x β 1 + 3x = 0
B.
5x β 1 = 0
1) How can we get Equation B from Equation A?
Choose 1
Add/subtract the same quantity to/from both sides
Add/subtract a quantity to/from only one side
Rewrite one side (or both) by combining like terms
Rewrite one side (or both) using the distributive
property
2) Based on the previous answer, are the equations
equivalent? In other words, do they have the same
solution?
Choose 1
Yes
No
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