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Andrea chai tea solve the equation 1/4(x+12)=2.What was his mistake

Andrea chai tea solve the equation 1/4(x+12)=2.What was his mistake-example-1

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Answer:

He was supposed to cross multiply the equation in the original equation. Step 2 was a wrong expression

Explanations:

The given equation is:


(1)/(4)(x\text{ + 12) = 2}

Cross multiply the equation, the equation becomes:


x\text{ + 12 = 8}

x = 8 - 12

x = -4

His mistake was in step 2, he did not properly expand the equation

The proper step was to cross multiply in step 2

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