document.write( "Question 883522: Two of your friends, Matt and Karen, both run to you to settle a dispute. They were working on a math problem, and got different answers. Wisely, you decide to look at their work to see if you can spot the source of confusion.\r
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document.write( "6 – 4(3 – 5)2 + 30 ÷ 5
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document.write( "6 – 4(–2)2 + 30 ÷ 5
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document.write( "6 – 4(4) + 30 ÷ 5
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document.write( "6 – 16 + 30 ÷ 5
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document.write( "−10 + 30 ÷ 5
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document.write( "20 ÷ 5
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document.write( "4
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document.write( "Karen
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document.write( "6 – 4(3 – 5)2 + 30 ÷ 5
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document.write( "6 – 4(–2)2 + 30 ÷ 5
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document.write( "6 – 4(−4) + 30 ÷ 5
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document.write( "6 + 16 + 30 ÷ 5
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document.write( "6 + 16 + 6
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document.write( "22 + 6
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Algebra.Com's Answer #533581 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Matt made a mistake:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6 – 4(3 – 5)2 + 30 ÷ 5 \n" ); document.write( "6 – 4(–2)2 + 30 ÷ 5 \n" ); document.write( "6 – 4(4) + 30 ÷ 5 ---------------Right here. \n" ); document.write( "6 – 16 + 30 ÷ 5 \n" ); document.write( "−10 + 30 ÷ 5 \n" ); document.write( "20 ÷ 5 \n" ); document.write( "4 \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Karen's work and result are correct. \n" ); document.write( " |