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I dunno
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Gotta distribute:
2+(8+5)-(5+5)
2+13-0
15
Still not how distribution works. That would be:
2+((8 * 5)-(5 * 5))
2+(40-25)
2+(15)
17
Anything other than 17 is wrong. No matter how you go about your multiplication step.
wizardry!
You're trolling, but no, if you distribute you get the same result:
2 + 5(8 - 5) =
2 + (5 × 8) + (5 × -5) =
2 + (40) + (-25) =
2 + 40 - 25 = 2 + 15 = 17
Nope. 2 + 5(8 - 5) = 2 + (5 × 8 - 5 ×5) . a(b+c)=(ab+ac)
Yes i am, but if you subtract 15 from both sides it's 2.
Yes, but...
You didn't. 2+5(8-5)=2+(5x8-5x5)