High School

Look at Mia's work.

[tex]
\[
\begin{aligned}
83 + n & = 110 \\
83 + 83 + n & = 110 + 83 \\
n & = 193
\end{aligned}
\]
[/tex]

What was Mia's error?

A. Mia's work is correct.

B. Mia made an addition error when adding 110 and 83.

C. Mia only needed to add 83 to 110.

D. Mia should have subtracted 83 from both sides of the equation.

Answer :

Let's take a closer look at how to solve the equation [tex]\(83 + n = 110\)[/tex] correctly and identify the error in Mia's work.

### Steps to Solve the Equation:

1. Initial Equation:
[tex]\[
83 + n = 110
\][/tex]

2. Goal:
Isolate the variable [tex]\(n\)[/tex] on one side of the equation.

3. Correct Operation:
To isolate [tex]\(n\)[/tex], we need to remove the 83 that is being added to [tex]\(n\)[/tex]. This can be done by subtracting 83 from both sides of the equation. So, we perform the subtraction like this:

[tex]\[
83 + n - 83 = 110 - 83
\][/tex]

4. Simplify:
The left side becomes just [tex]\(n\)[/tex] (since 83 - 83 is 0), and we simplify the right side:

[tex]\[
n = 110 - 83
\][/tex]

[tex]\[
n = 27
\][/tex]

### Identifying Mia's Error:

- Mia's original approach was to add 83 to both sides:
[tex]\[
83 + n + 83 = 110 + 83
\][/tex]
- Consequently, she incorrectly ended up with [tex]\(n = 193\)[/tex].

- Mia's correction should have involved subtracting 83 from both sides, as we demonstrated, to correctly solve for [tex]\(n\)[/tex].

### Conclusion:

The error in Mia's work is that she needed to subtract 83 from both sides of the equation instead of adding it. Therefore, the correct result for [tex]\(n\)[/tex] should be 27.