document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40784>Question 40784</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i MADE The mistake when I was solving equations and did this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation  2(x-2) = x +3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First step in solving   2x-2=x+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What error did I make? How could I avoided it? thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26177 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26177\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x-2%29+=+x%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x-2%29+=+x%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Correctly apply the distributive property to the left side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-4+=+x%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-4+=+x%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract x from both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-4+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-4+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 4 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A common mistake made by students in applying the distributive property to binomials is the failure to multiply the outside factor by both terms of the binomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How to avoid this mistake? Remember to multiply every term inside the parentheses by the outside factor! </SPAN>\n" );
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