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A student completed the first step in solving 5(g + 8) = 10 and got g + 8 = 2. What step did they perform?

A student completed the first step in solving 5(g + 8) = 10 and got g + 8 = 2. What step did they perform?
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A student completed the first step in solving 5(g + 8) = 10 and got g + 8 = 2. What step did they perform?

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the student skipped the distribution step and went straight to subtracting 40 from both sides, resulting in the incorrect equation g + 8 = 2.

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