Question

An equation and the steps to solve it are shown below

3x-1/2 (8x-2)=4
step 1: 3x-4x+1=4
Step 2: x+1=4
step 3: x+1-1=4-1
step 4: x=3
Which step was the error made and why?

Answer 1

step 2 because 3-4 is not positive 1, it's negative 1.