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Blake thinks the solution to the equation 4=6-2x is -5 is he corect? explain

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He isn't correct. Blake added 6 to both sides instead of subtracting 6 from both sides which gave him 10=-2x ---> x=-5 isn't correct. Instead, he should have subtracted 6 from both sides and then divide. the answer would turn out to be x= -2


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