Jorge solves the equation 4x - (x + 20) + 6 = 2(3x + 8) using the steps below.
step 1: 4x - x + 2 + 6 = 6x + 16
step 2: 3x + 8 = 6x + 16
step 3: 8 - 16 = 6x - 3x
step 4: -8 = 3x
step 5: -8/3 = x
jorge verifies his solution by substituting -8/3 into the original equation for x. he determines that his solution is incorrect. which best describes jorge’s error?
a. jorge distributed incorrectly.
b. jorge incorrectly combined like terms.
c. jorge incorrectly applied the addition and subtraction properties of equality.
d. jorge incorrectly applied the multiplication and division properties of equality.

Option B Jorge incorrectly combined like terms.

Step-by-step explanation:

we have

step 1

Eliminate the parenthesis is the left side and distribute in the right side

step 2

Combine like terms in the left side

step 3

Subtract (3x+16) both sides

step 4

Combine like terms in the right side

step 5

Divide by 3 both sides

The correct option is B) Jorge incorrectly combined like terms.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided equation:

Step 1: Remove the parentheses and apply the distributive property: a(b+c)=ab+ac.

Step 2: Now add the like terms.

Step 3: Isolate the variable:

Step 4: Now divide the both side by 3.

Now compare the above steps with the steps perform by Jorge.

By observing we can identify that the Jorge incorrectly combined like terms.

Hence, the correct option is B) Jorge incorrectly combined like terms.

this story was prepared by jim

mccullaugh in los angeles and

al stewart in new york.

new york the colossal success of "top gun" appears to have dramatically altered madison avenue's

perception of corporate sponsorship

of home video projects.

the paramount home video re- lease, featuring a 60- second diet

pepsi spot, was by no means the

first prerecorded video to carry an advertiser's plug, but it was the

first major theatrical release to do so. in the aftermath of the title's

success, paramount is widely ex- pected to ink a similar deal for

"crocodile dundee" or "star trek

iv" or both.

corporate america's new attraccds push british

recording sales

to 19% gain

london fueled by the compact

disk boom, the value of u.k. manu- facturer shipments of recordings

rose 19% in the 12 -month period ended march 1987, according to the

british phonographic industry.

total value of u.k. shipments for

the period was $755 million for all

configurations. (all value figures

are based on an exchange rate of

$1.68 to the pound sterling.)

cd sales totaled 10.7 million units

worth $121.3 million- compared

with 3.7 million units worth $39.5

million in the prior 12 months -and

accounted for two -thirds of the

overall gain in trade value. at present growth rates, says the bpi, cd

sales for calendar 1987 will reach 20

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