To convert Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit, you can use the expression (C + 32). Tom says that another way to write this expression is 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

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Irvin Lloyd

13 April, 05:37

To convert Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit, you can use the expression (C + 32). Tom says that another way to write this expression is 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

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Rhianna Trevino · Answer 1

C) Tom did not distribute to both terms in parentheses.

Step-by-step explanation:

Addition within a paranthesis has a distributive property to the multiplier outside the paranthesis. Ignoring this will lead to a wrong value for the operation.