Question

Find the error in the student’s calculation.

a. The student should have simplified the exponent first.
b. The student did not subtract 3 and 8 correctly.
c. The student should not have multiplied 8 and -2.
d. The student did not make an error.

Answer 1

The answer is A

Explanation:

When doing an equation you always have to follow this order: exponents, parentheses, multiply/divide, then addtion/subtraction