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Clara simplifies {8b-4r}- {2b-r} and says the result is 6b-5r. What error did Clara make?

Clara simplifies {8b-4r}- {2b-r} and says the result is 6b-5r. What error did Clara make?
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Clara simplifies {8b-4r}- {2b-r} and says the result is 6b-5r. What error did Clara make?

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She regrouped the numbers instead of multiplying like 8b(2b-r) -4r(2b-r).

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She did not distribute the negative. Poor Clara.

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