A student tried to solve the following equation but made a mistake. Step 1: 4 – 8x = -28

Step 2: -8x = -24

Step 3: x = 3

What mistake did the student make?

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  in Step 2, the student added 4 on the right and subtracted 4 on the left

Step-by-step explanation:

In Step 2, the student subtracted 4 on the left side of the equation, but incorrectly added 4 on the right. (The same operation needs to be performed on both sides of the equation.) The correct step 2 would be ...

  -8x = -32 . . . . correct step 2

  x = 4 . . . . . correct step 3

28

step-by-step explanation:

8+8+6+6

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have