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Mr. McGill is solving the following problem: 42x=163. Mr. McGill set 2x=3 and got x=32 as his answer. Tell the mistake Mr. McGill made and tell the correct answer.

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Answer:

The mistake McGill made was to eliminate 4 and 16 from both sides before solving fro x

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the expression

42x = 163

To get the values of x, we are to divide both sides by the coefficient of x i.e 42 as shown;

42x = 163

42x/42 = 163/42

x = 163/42

x = 3.88

Hence the mistake McGill made was to eliminate 4 and 16 from both sides before solving fro x