Question

PLLLSSSSSS HURRRYYYY To convert Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit, you can use the expression 9/5 (C + 32). Tom says that another way to write this expression is 9/5 C + 32. What error did Tom make?

A. Tom did not make an error.
B. Tom should have simplified the fraction .
C. Tom did not distribute to both terms in parentheses.
D. Tom should have added inside the parentheses before multiplying.

Answer 1

C.

Explanation:

If you are distributing, you must distribute the outside to both terms in the inside.