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Katy tried to solve an equation.

r-3=14.3

r-3+3=14.3-3quad Setting up

r=11.3quad Calculating
Where did Katy make her first mistake?

Katy tried to solve an equation.\newliner3=14.3 r-3=14.3 \newliner3+3=14.33 r-3+3=14.3-3 \quad Setting up\newliner=11.3 r=11.3 \quad Calculating\newlineWhere did Katy make her first mistake?

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Q. Katy tried to solve an equation.\newliner3=14.3 r-3=14.3 \newliner3+3=14.33 r-3+3=14.3-3 \quad Setting up\newliner=11.3 r=11.3 \quad Calculating\newlineWhere did Katy make her first mistake?
  1. Addition to cancel 3-3: Katy starts with the equation r3=14.3r - 3 = 14.3 and wants to isolate rr. To do this, she needs to add 33 to both sides of the equation to cancel out the 3-3 on the left side. This is the correct first step in solving the equation.\newliner3+3=14.3+3r - 3 + 3 = 14.3 + 3
  2. Calculate sum for isolation: Next, Katy calculates the sum on both sides of the equation. On the left side, 3+3-3 + 3 equals 00, which leaves rr alone. On the right side, 14.3+314.3 + 3 equals 17.317.3, not 11.311.3 as Katy calculated. This is where Katy made her first mistake.\newliner=17.3r = 17.3

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