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Identify the error Denise made when solving the following system of equations using the substitution method.

Identify the error Denise made when solving the following system of equations using-example-1
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At second step


\\ \tt\hookrightarrow 2x+2(3x+1)=6


\\ \tt\hookrightarrow 2x+6x+\boxed{2}=6


\\ \tt\hookrightarrow 8x=4


\\ \tt\hookrightarrow x=1/2

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