Question

Wade needs to solve the problem 1 5/8 x - 2 1/2 = -11 4/5. He is not sure what to do first, so he rounds the numbers to take a look at a simpler problem. The equation he writes is 2x - 3 = -12.

From this, he can see that he should start solving the original equation by _____.

adding 11 4/5 to both sides of the equation
subtracting 2 1/2 from both sides of the equation
adding 2 1/2 to both sides of the equation
dividing both sides of the equation by 1 5/8

Answer 1

Ok.
So in the simplified problem what do you think you would do first?
Add 3 to each side
or
Subtract 2x from each side