document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1197023>Question 1197023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  The question is :Is the following work correct? In complete sentences, explain why or why not.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+4=6x-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: x+4=2x-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2: -x=-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3: x=6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1 is not correct. You cannot divide solely the 3x by 3 without doing the same thing to the 4 on the left hand side. The same idea applies to the right hand side as well.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you're going to divide something by 3, then you have to do the same to both sides. In other words, you have to divide each term by 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is one way to do the steps correctly<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4 = 6x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-6x = -2-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -6/(-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4 = 6x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*2+4 = 6*2-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+4 = 12-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We get the same thing on both sides to fully verify the solution.<BR>\n" );
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