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If 17- 3c= 14, does 17- 3c- 4 = 14 - 3? explain.

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Given that 17 - 3c = 14 it is not true that 17 - 3c - 4 = 14 -3 because in other to preserve the equality you must add or subtract the same number on both sides, which means that 17 - 3c - 4 = 14 - 4

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