Question

Rose worked the following problem incorrectly.

Part 1) In which line was the mistake made?
Part 2) Show your work and give the correct answer.

Answer 1

This is the problem.

Answer 2

um....I don't think I will be able to help because the problem doesn't look wrong to me......so obviously I am doing something wrong as well ???? :(
@satellite73 ......I feel stupid asking for some help on this easy problem....

Answer 3

looks correct

Answer 4

Is it the multiplying of the two, because it is still in brackets, and you would do that before dividing....wouldn't you ?

Answer 5

@skullpatrol ....can you take a peek at this....

Answer 6

its like asking what she did wrong but I don't see what she did wrong

Answer 7

neither do I

Answer 8

@genius12 ....can you look at this problem....its confusing me

Answer 9

@mathslover ....I feel stupid for not knowing this....can you look at it ?

Answer 10

ok...step by step......30/ 5 (3 - 1)- 4
do parenthesis first...
30/5(2) - 4
still parenthesis
30/10 - 4
division
3 - 4
-1........what am I doing wrong ?

Answer 11

oh...wait.....30/5 * 2 - 4
division first
6 * 2 - 4
12 - 4
6
Is that it ?

Answer 12

yup. that's it

Answer 13

oh...I feel stupid for not catching that the first couple of times

Answer 14

\[30/5(3-1) -4 = \frac{ 30 }{ 5 } (3 -1) - 4\]

Answer 15

did you get that @Tayloresc

Answer 16

First divide, 30/5 = 6 and then multiply with 2.

12- 4 = 8

Answer 17

Line 3 has the mistake

Answer 18

Thanks everyone!!!!

Answer 19

@texaschic101 , 12-4 = 8 not 6:)

Answer 20

oops....my bad