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HELPPP !!!! ASSAPPPPPPP

HELPPP !!!! ASSAPPPPPPP-example-1

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Answer:

Step 3: Subtraction Property of Equality

Explanation:


20 - 17x = -34x + 60 \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: + 17x \: \: \: \: + 17x \\ \\ 20 = -17x + 60 \\ - 60 \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: - 60 \\ \\ -40 = -17x \\ \\ 2(6)/(17) = x

So, the error was made at step 3, where this student combined the incorrect like-terms in the incorrect order.

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