Question

Help With Algebra 1 Question???????

Answer 1

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.

Matt

6 – 4(3 – 5)2 + 30 ÷ 5
6 – 4(–2)2 + 30 ÷ 5
6 – 4(4) + 30 ÷ 5
6 – 16 + 30 ÷ 5
−10 + 30 ÷ 5
20 ÷ 5
4
Karen

6 – 4(3 – 5)2 + 30 ÷ 5
6 – 4(–2)2 + 30 ÷ 5
6 – 4(−4) + 30 ÷ 5
6 + 16 + 30 ÷ 5
6 + 16 + 6
22 + 6
28 Explain to Matt and Karen who, if any, is correct and identify errors that you find. Provide the correct manner to fix those solutions and identify the correct answer. Use complete sentences.

Answer 2

Please help

Answer 3

Have you spotted the difference between the two?

Answer 4

not yet

Answer 5

i got the second to last one

Answer 6

Which is?

Answer 7

well for matt he got −10 + 30 ÷ 5 and karen got 6 + 16 + 6
22 + 6
28 20 ÷ 5
4

Answer 8

There is something else that went wrong. Right after the parenthesis Matth multiplied (-2)(2) and got what?

Answer 9

it equals to -4

Answer 10

so wait matt supose to get -4 accept he got 4

Answer 11

can someone help me please

Answer 12

6 - 4(3 - 5) 2 + 30/5
6 - 4(-2) 2 + 30/5
6 + 8 * 2 + 6
6 + 16 + 6
28

This is the way I would do it

Answer 13

Karen did it correctly
Matt should have multiplied -4(-4) and got + 16 and then did the division 30/5 which = 6

Answer 14

thank you

Answer 15

no problem :)