document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=374776>Question 374776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, this should be just about the last question I'm going to ask. It is a word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Jacob attempted to solve for x in the equation 7(x+5)=3(x-8) using the steps below:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 1: 7x+35=3x-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 2: 4x+35= -24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 3: 4x=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 4: x=7\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you help me identify which is the first incorrect step? Thanks for the help!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #266512 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=266512\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Step 1: 7x+35=3x-24 .... this step is correct. Many students make a mistake distributing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2: 4x+35= -24 .... Two steps are done here, but it's still correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3: 4x=11 ... When 35 is subtracted from both sides, the right side should be equal to -59 (since -24-35=-59). The student forgot that 35 was negative and said that 35-24=11). So this is where the mistake was made.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4: x=7 .... and this is incorrect because step 3 is incorrect. The answer should be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-59%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-59%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > instead of <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( "Jim </SPAN>\n" );
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