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.
The student solved the equation ____ because the original equation has ____
correctly
incorrectly
no solution
one solution
infinitely many solutions
1 answer
The student solved the equation correctly because the original equation has one solution.
3 answers