Question 4 - Finding Errors - Chapter 12 Class 8 Factorisation

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Ex 14.4, 4 - Find and correct the errors x + 2x + 3x = 5x

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Question 4 Find and correct the errors in the following mathematical statements. x + 2x + 3x = 5x x + 2x + 3x = 5x Solving L.H.S x + 2x + 3x = 1x + 2x + 3x Taking x common = x (1 + 2 + 3) = x (6) = 6x ∴ x + 2x + 3x = 6x is the correct statement.

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