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Nadia is asked to find a number such that the difference between five times the number and three less than twice the number is equal to eighteen. Her work and answer are shown below. 5nāˆ’(3āˆ’2n)5nāˆ’3+2n7nāˆ’37nn181818213 Is Nadia correct? If not, identify and correct her error. Nadia is incorrect; she made a sign error when removing the parentheses. The second equation should be 5nāˆ’3āˆ’2n=18. Nadia is correct.

Nadia is incorrect; she did not translate the given information into an equation properly. The first equation should be 5nāˆ’(2nāˆ’3)=18.

Nadia is incorrect; she did not combine like terms properly. The third equation should be 3nāˆ’3=18.

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