Question

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.

Answer 1

He didn't apply the distributive property correctly for 4(1+31)

Explanation:

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

Not 4+31=35