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Jonas solved an equation incorrectly, as shown below:

Step 1: 8x = 56
Step 2: x = 56(8)
Step 3: x = 7

Which statement best explains why Step 2 is incorrect in Jonas’s solution?

He did not subtract 8 from 56.
He did not multiply 56 by 8.
He did not add 8 to 56.
He did not divide 56 by 8.

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He did not divide 56 by 8
User Guy Levy
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so first he has to divide both sides by 8
wat
he multiplied the right side by 8 but divided left by 8
that is wrong


answer is 4th option
divid not divide 56 by 8
User Paiv
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