The student solved the equation correctly
because the original equation has the same value on both sides.
A student solved an equation, as shown below.
The first line shows 1 over 4 left Parenthesis 8 minus 12x right parenthesis equals x minus 2 left parenthesis 2x plus 1 right parenthesis, second line shows 2 minus 3x equals x minus 4x plus 2, third line shows 2 minus 3x equals 3x plus 2, fourth line shows 2 minus 3x plus 3x equals negative 3x plus 3x plus 2. Fifth line shows 2 equals 2.
Based on the student's work, complete the statement below.
Use the drop-down menus to make the statement below true.
The student solved the equation ____
because the original equation has ____
.
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Based on the student's work, the statement should be:
The student solved the equation incorrectly because the original equation does not simplify to a true statement on both sides.
Based on the student's work, the statement should be:
The student solved the equation incorrectly because the original equation does not simplify to a true statement on both sides.
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