After you have an answer, graph the original equation or plug the value back in. A ten-second check catches the last-sentence swap. Desmos access is in Desmos on the ACT.
Confirm the thing they asked
If you solved for x, graph y = the original and y = your value, or type the substitution. Rereading the target is in reread the last sentence. Piecewise items need the right piece, in piecewise in Desmos.
Do not open a graph for arithmetic you already trust, in when not to graph.
The bottom line
Answer first, then a cheap graph or substitution. Trust but verify.
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