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QuizMultiple Choice
Solving Real-World Multistep Equations
Question 10 • GEOMETRY -Q1 – 202701
Marcel and Floyd are playing games at an arcade. Marcel has $8.25 and is only playing $0.25 games. Floyd has $9.75 and is only playing $0.75 games. Jorge wants to find the number of games after which Marcel and Floyd will have the same amount of money remaining. Jorge’s work is shown below.Let x = the number of games played. Jorge knows his answer is incorrect because it does not make sense to have a negative number of games. What is Jorge’s error?
Answer
A
The variable x should represent the amount of money left.B
From Step 1 to Step 2, Jorge did not add 0.25x correctly to both sides.C
The equation should have sums on both sides.D
From Step 2 to Step 3, Jorge should have subtracted 0.50x from both sides.