Question

A student expanded an expression, as shown. Is the student's work correct? Explain why or why not.


−6 ( 4x −
2
13
)

−6(4x) + 6 ( −
2
13
)

−24x −
12
13

Answer 1

Answer:

No, the work is not correct. The distributive property was not used properly to expand the expression. Negative 6 should be multiplied by both terms in the parentheses. The second product should be -6 times -2/13 to get positive 12/13.

Step-by-step explanation:

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