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Jimmy applied the distributive property to write the equation below. 24 + 6 = 6(4 + 2) What is Jimmy’s error?

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His answer would be 24+12. It should be 6(4+0). He put 12 instead of 6.
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24 + 6 = 6(4 + 2)
30 = 24 + 2
30 ≠ 26
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