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Methane, CH4, burns in oxygen gas to form water and carbon dioxide. What is the correct balanced chemical equation for this reaction?

I'm having a hard time understanding how to balance a chemical equation. I'm really not sure how to even begin. Please help!

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This is a combustion reaction. For complete combustion reaction the equation will be the:
CH4 + 2O2 =====> CO2 + 2 H2O

And for incomplete combustion,
3CH4 + 4O2 ======> C + 2CO + 6H2O
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