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A student writes, "the difference between 15 and the product of 5 and y" to describe the expression 5y-15. Explain the error

A student writes, "the difference between 15 and the product of 5 and y" to describe the expression 5y-15. Explain the error
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A student writes, "the difference between 15 and the product of 5 and y" to describe the expression 5y-15. Explain the error

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it would be 15-5y because you subtract the product of 5 and y from 15
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