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Marcus and Jeremy both evaluated the expression -5^2 + 3. Marcus said the answer was -22. Jeremy said the

answer was 28. Who is correct? Explain the error in the other student's work.

The answer is
Marcus is correct. Jeremy squared -5 instead of 5. The negative is not within parentheses, so it is not squared.
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Answer:

Marcus is correct. Jeremy squared -5 instead of 5. The negative is not within parentheses, so it is not squared.

Explanation:

The answer is in your question o-o

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