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Kim's teacher has marked this problem as one to recheck, but Kim cannot determine what she has done incorrectly. Identify Kim's error and write a correct solution. Six less than 2 times a number is 50. What is the number? 2x – 6 = 50 (line 1) 2x – 6 – 6 = 50 – 6 (line 2) 2x = 44 (line 3) 2x ÷ 2 = 44 ÷ 2 (line 4) x = 22 (line 5)

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2x-6=50. 2x+6-6=50+6. 2x=56. x=28

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