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A student is factoring 18x + 6x. Find the students mistake and correct it. 18x + 6x = 6x(3)=18x
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A student is factoring 18x + 6x. Find the students mistake and correct it. 18x + 6x = 6x(3)=18x

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The mistake made by student is 6x(3) = 18x

because 18x + 6x = (18+6) x = 24x

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