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2(2x-20)= -12 6x-20= -12 6x=8 X=8 _ 6 Find the mistake
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2(2x-20)= -12
6x-20= -12
6x=8
X=8
_
6
Find the mistake

User Jongbin Park
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Answer:

The mistake was made when we rewrote the equation wrong after dividing 2 to both sides

Explanation:

After we divide two on both sides the equation should have been rewriting as
2x-20=-6 not
6x-20=-12

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