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Andre and Diego were each trying to solve 2x+6=3x-8 Describe the first step they each make to the eq...
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Andre and Diego were each trying to solve 2x+6=3x-8 Describe the first step they each make to the equation
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A:
The first step was the combine the like terms; in this example he is subtracting the 3x on both sides of the =.
If you were to solve the equation it would look like this:
2x+6=3x-8
-3x -3x
-x+6=-8
-6 -6
-x=-14
/-1 /-1
x=14