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A student writes the sum of 7 times a number n plus 5 to describe the expression7(n+5).Explain the error

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Answer:

7(n + 5)

This should be represented by:

"The sum of a number n plus 5 multiplied by 7."

7n + 5 would be represented by:

"The sum of 7 times a number n plus 5."

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