Lin solved the equation 8(x-3)+7=2x(4-17) incorrectly. Find the errors in her solution. What should her answer have been?

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Irina-Kira [14]3 years ago

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Answer: The correr solution is $x=\frac{17}{34}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the steps in Lin's solution are not shown, we are not able to find her erros. However, we can solve it step by step and find the correct result:

$8(x-3)+7=2x(4-17)$

Firstly, in the left part of the equation we have to multiply $8$ by the numbers inside the parenthesis; and in the right side we have to solve first what is inside the parenthesis:

$8x-24+7=2x(-13)$

Adding similar terms in the left side and multiplying $2x$ by the number inside the parenthesis in the right side:

$8x-17=-26 x$

Isolating $x$ :

$x=\frac{17}{34}$ This is the correct solution

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