SOLUTION: A common mistake when solving equations is the following:
The equation: 2(x-2)=x+3
First step in solving: 2x-2=x+3
What error has been made? What could be done to avoid this
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The equation: 2(x-2)=x+3
First step in solving: 2x-2=x+3
What error has been made? What could be done to avoid this
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Question 103369: A common mistake when solving equations is the following:
The equation: 2(x-2)=x+3
First step in solving: 2x-2=x+3
What error has been made? What could be done to avoid this error?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2(x-2) one way to correct this problem is to set this up as a long multiplication problem:
x-2
*2
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