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Shawn evaluated the algebraic expression x divided by 4 for x = 12 and gave an answer of eight. What was his error? What is the correct answer?
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Shawn evaluated the algebraic expression x divided by 4 for x = 12 and gave an answer of eight. What was his error? What is the correct answer?

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x ÷ 4 = 8

Multiply each side by 4

x = 32

He subtracted 4 from 12 and got 8

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