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Tyreese is using algebra tiles to solve the equation below.2x + 5 = -x + (1)answers A. remove one x-tile from both sides. B. remove two x-tiles from the left side. C. add one positive x-tile to both sides. D. add two positive x-tiles to both sides.

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for this case we have the following equation:[tex]2x + 5 = -x + 1[/tex]To resolve:We add x to both sides of the equation:[tex]2x + x + 5 = -x + 1 + x[/tex][tex]3x + 5 = 1[/tex]We subtract 5 on both sides of the equation:[tex]3x + 5-5 = 1-5\\3x = -4[/tex]We divide between 3 on both sides of the equation:[tex]x = - \frac {4} {3}[/tex]Answer:We add x to both sides of the equation