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Jenny & Natasha are working on a problem together: Solve 3+8=−2. Natasha thinks the first step is to multiply by 3. Jenny explains that this is not the most efficient way to solve. Explain who is correct & justify your reasoning.

User Tonechas
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Answer:

jenny the first step is to subtract 8

Explanation:

User Suben Saha
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This is the correct way to solve the problem :

You add 3 and 8 together.

you see if it equals -2 or not.

I hope this helps!

User Judking
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