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13 April, 09:06

Donte simplified the expression below.

4 (1+31) - (8-51)

4+31-8+51

-4+8

What mistake did Donte make?

He did not apply the distributive property correctly for 4 (1 + 31).

He did not distribute the subtraction sign correctly for 8 - 5.

He added the real number and coefficient of i in 4 (1 + 3).

He added the two complex numbers instead of subtracted.

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  1. 13 April, 10:43
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    He didn't apply the distributive property correctly for 4 (1+31)

    Step-by-step explanation:

    For the 4 (1+31), it should be 4+4*31=128

    Not 4+31=35
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