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Mr. Levin tried to simplify this expression. He made a mistake! Explain where the mistake is in this problem. Give the correct simplified expression too! (8x + 8) - (7x - 2) 8x + 8 - 7x - 2 x + 6
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Mr. Levin tried to simplify this expression. He made a mistake! Explain where the mistake is in this problem. Give the correct simplified expression too!

(8x + 8) - (7x - 2)
8x + 8 - 7x - 2
x + 6

User Korro
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Answer:

His mistake is putting x+6.

Explanation:

You can't add x to 6 because they are not the same.

The right answer is X=6.

User Luzy
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Answer:

Instead of x+6, it should be x+10

Explanation:

User Rosh Oxymoron
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