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Literal Equations — Unit test

Question 5 • FL-1200700-Mathematics for College Algebra MIS

A bag of potatoes and a bag of oranges weigh 30 pounds in all. The weight of the potatoes is 5 pounds less than 4 times the weight of the oranges. Let w represent the weight of the oranges. The equation that can be used to find the value of w is . Which shows the first step that should be taken to verify that w, the weight of the bag of oranges, equals 7?

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(4 (7) + 5) + 7 = 30
Option A
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(4 (7) minus 7) + 5 = 30
Option B
C
(4 (7) + 5) minus 7 = 30
Option C
D
(4 (7) minus 5) + 7 = 30
Option D
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