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Solving One-Variable Inequalities — Unit test

Question 13 of 25 • FL-1200700-Mathematics for College Algebra MIS

Mickey simplified the expression below. He then checked his work by substituting 4 for x. He noticed his two values were not equal. What was Mickey’s error when simplifying?ExpressionSimplified Expression

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A
Mickey should have added –4 and 2 when combining the coefficients of the x terms.
B
Mickey should have added 2 and 1 when combining the terms.
Option B
C
Mickey should have added 9 and 3 when combining the constant terms.
D
Mickey should have added –4 and –1 when combining the x terms.
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