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Sign Error
Student's Work
Step 1 3x - 4 = 14
Step 2 3x = 14 - 4
Step 3 3x = 10
Step 4 x = 3
What Went Wrong
Sign error: when moving -4 to the other side, it becomes +4. The correct step is 3x = 14 + 4 = 18.
Correct Answer
x = 6

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