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Paula currently has x pencils. She determines that buying 8 more pencils will give her the same number of
pencils as if she bought 2 more and then doubled the amount of pencils she has. The equation shown below
represents this situation.
2+8=2(x+2)
How many pencils does Paula currently have?
O2 pencils
O 14 pencils
O 4 pencils
O 6 pencils

Paula currently has x pencils She determines that buying 8 more pencils will give her the same number of pencils as if she bought 2 more and then doubled the am class=

Respuesta :

The number of pencils she currently has is 4 (third option).

How many pencils does she currently have?

Given the linear equation : x+8=2(x+2), in order to determine the value of x, take the following steps:

Expand the bracket : x + 8 = 2x + 4

Combine similar terms: 8 - 4 = 2x - x

Add similar terms together : 4 = x

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