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Robyn incorrectly solved a rational equation. Her work is shown. What error did she make?

Robyn incorrectly solved a rational equation. Her work is shown. What error did she-example-1
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she didn't distribute properly

User Chen Peleg
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In the second step while distributing she made a mistake

It should have been

2x^2 -4x -6x +18 = 9x - 27

So answer should be

She did not use the distributive property correctly

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