Question

25 + 8(2 + 3) Step 1 = 25 + 8 + 2 + 8 + 3 Explain the mistake Mrs. Garcia made in the first step. 2. See answers.

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What are the answer choices? Step one should be addition in parenthesis, 2+6, which will give ...

Answer 1

Step 1 should look like this:

25 + 8 × 2 + 8 × 3

Explanation:

25 + 8(2 + 3)

Step 1: 25 + 8 + 2 + 8 + 3

The mistake is that the 8 multiplies both numbers in parentheses.

Step 1 should look like this:

25 + 8 × 2 + 8 × 3