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.Explain to Matt and Karen who, if either, is correct, and identify errors that you find. Provide the correct manner to fix those solutions, and identify the corr

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anonymous · Answer

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abb0t · Answer

Do you know $\sf \color{red}{P.E.M.D.A.S}$?

anonymous · Answer

Yes :)

anonymous · Answer

It's just so confusing because Its so many steps

abb0t · Answer

Yes. All you need to do is follow PEMDAS and you will see whether they are right or wrong.

anonymous · Answer

ok will you wait while i do that @ abbot

anonymous · Answer

@abb0t

anonymous · Answer

the answer is negative 4 @abb0t

anonymous · Answer

can anyone tell me if that is correct??

abb0t · Answer

Correct!

anonymous · Answer

ok so then who did it right??

anonymous · Answer

I mean where are the errors in the problem

lanhikari22 · Answer

both did it wrong, they were confused, you told them how to do it right xD

anonymous · Answer

xD so true my god math is so hypothetical

anonymous · Answer

@math&ing001  can you tell me where each of them went wrong because i got the answer I just can't figure out where they r wrong

math&ing001 · Answer

Matt went wrong in the step before the last (he used addition before division).
Karen went wrong on the square (-2)^2=-4

anonymous · Answer

Thanks oh my gosh so much @math&ing001

math&ing001 · Answer

Welcome !