Question

Willow solves the equation, 12 - p = 16 and gets that p = 4. What did she do wrong?

A. She added 12 to both sides. B. She did not divide both sides by 12. C. She did not multiply both sides by 12 D. She did not divide both sides by -1.

Answer 1

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D. She did not divide both sides by -1.

The correct steps to solve the equation 12 - p = 16 would be to subtract 12 from both sides to isolate p on one side. Willow mistakenly added 12 to both sides instead. The correct steps would be:

12 - p = 16
-p = 16 - 12
-p = 4
p = -4

So Willow's error was in adding 12 instead of subtracting it.