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Cara evaluated the expression below.

StartFraction 4 (7 minus 13) over 3 EndFraction + (negative 4) squared minus 2 (6 minus 2) = StartFraction 28 minus 13 over 3 EndFraction + (negative 4) squared minus 2 (4) = StartFraction 15 over 3 EndFraction + 16 minus 18 = 5 + 16 minus 8 = 13
What was Cara’s error?
Cara multiplied only 4 and 7 together and did not multiply 4 and 13.
Cara evaluated (Negative 4) squared incorrectly.
Cara subtracted 2 from 6 incorrectly.
Cara multiplied 2 and 4 incorrectly.

Cara evaluated the expression below. StartFraction 4 (7 minus 13) over 3 EndFraction-example-1
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Answer:

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Answer:

The error was Cara multiplied only 4 and 7 together and did not multiply 4 and 13.

Step-by-step explanation:

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