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3(2 + 1) = 2 + 11

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User Jeet
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Answer : 3(2 + 1) ≠ 2 + 11

Step by step explanation : 3(2 + 1) = 2 + 11 6+3 = 2+11 9 ≠ 13

User Eddy Verbruggen
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Answer: 3(2 + 1) ≠ 2 + 11

Explanation

First, do the distributive property:

3(2 + 1) = 2 + 11

6 + 3 = 2 + 11

Next, combine like terms:

6 + 3 = 2 + 11

9 = 13

This is not true and so:

3(2 + 1) ≠ 2 + 11

User Anthony Panozzo
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