Jennifer's teacher has marked this problem as one to recheck, but jennifer cannot determine what she has done incorrectly. identify jennifer's error and write a correct solution. eight less than 2 times a number is 40. what is the number? 2x – 8 = 40 (line 1) 2x – 8 – 8 = 40 – 8 (line 2) 2x = 32 (line 3) 2x ÷ 2 = 32 ÷ 2 (line 4) x = 16 (line 5)