SOLUTION: a student wrote y - 6 = 2(x - 5). How can she fix this to write the correct equation?

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Question 918008: a student wrote y - 6 = 2(x - 5). How can she fix this to write the correct equation?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How is the currently written equation wrong? What was the given information, and what was the question? As written, that equation has nothing wrong with it, unless the student made a mistake in analyzing or solving the problem.