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Simone wrote that 2+5.8=6.

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2+5.8 cannot be 6 because 2+5.8 is

Six is a correct sum to the expression +5.8, not 2+5.8.

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Answer: The correct equation should be 0.2+5.8=6

Step-by-step explanation: First of all let's look at the equation without the decimal ".8". So, it would be 2+5 which equals 7. Since the sum is greater, adding a decimal will make the sum larger than 6. 2+5.8=7.8, therefore the correct equation being 0.2+5.8=6. Hopes this makes sense and helps!

User Tiagoboldt
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1+5.8= 6.8
0.2+5.8=6
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