Question

Below is the work a student completed with an error. Identify the step where the error occurred and give the correct solution. Step 1:(12-20)-3(8-3)+13 Step 2:-8-24-9+13 Step 3:-32-9+13 Step 4:-41+13

Answer 1

The error is in Step 2. The student distributed -3 incorrectly; it should have been 9, not -9. The correct solution is -8 - 24 + 9 + 13 = -32 + 9 + 13 = -32 + 22 = -10.