Question

The steps that Jairo used to simplify an expression are shown.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AGiven expression: –5 + 3x + 5%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A Step 1: –5 + 5 + 3x%0D%0A%0D%0A Step 2: 0 + 3x%0D%0A%0D%0A Step 3: 3x%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich statements about Jairo's steps are valid?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

1. Jairo correctly combined like terms in Step 1 by adding -5 and 5 to get 0.

2. Jairo correctly simplified 0 + 3x to just 3x in Step 2.
3. Jairo correctly identified that the final simplified expression is 3x in Step 3.
4. Jairo's steps followed the correct order of operations for simplifying an expression.