document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103369>Question 103369</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A common mistake when solving equations is the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation:  2(x-2)=x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First step in solving:   2x-2=x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What error has been made? What could be done to avoid this error?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #75169 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=75169\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(x-2) one way to correct this problem is to set this up as a long multiplication problem:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-4 answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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