Question

Madison represented the sentence

"The product of 3 and the difference of -4 and the quotient of a number and -2 is at most 5"

by using the inequality 3 (-4 - n/-2) < 5

What is madison's error?

Answer 1

Answer: C

Explanation:

Answer 2

The mistake is that it can be 5. They forget to include the equals in the less than or equals

Explanation:

Start at the inside and work out

quotient of a number and -2

n/-2

difference of -4 and the quotient of a number and -2

-4 - n/-2

product of 3 and the difference of -4 and the quotient of a number and -2

3* (-4 - n/-2)

is at most 5

3* (-4 - n/-2)≤5

The mistake is that it can be 5. They forget to include the equals in the less than or equals