SOLUTION: i MADE The mistake when I was solving equations and did this The equation 2(x-2) = x +3 First step in solving 2x-2=x+3 What error did I make? How could I avoided it? th

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Question 40784: i MADE The mistake when I was solving equations and did this

The equation 2(x-2) = x +3
First step in solving 2x-2=x+3
What error did I make? How could I avoided it? thanks
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve:
2%28x-2%29+=+x%2B3 Correctly apply the distributive property to the left side.
2x-4+=+x%2B3 Subtract x from both sides of the equation.
x-4+=+3 Add 4 to both sides.
x+=+7
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.
How to avoid this mistake? Remember to multiply every term inside the parentheses by the outside factor!