Sarah went trick-or-treating for Halloween. Because of her braces, she could not eat 2/3 of the candy she received since it was either sticky or chewy. Of the candy she could not eat, she gave 3/7 of it to her older brother Bradley and 2/7 of it to her younger brother Shane. Bradley and Shane were trying to determine how much of Sarah's candy they received in all. Bradley said that they could find the amount by simplifying the expression 2/3 * (3/7 + 2/7).

Question

Sarah went trick-or-treating for Halloween.  Because of her braces, she could not eat 2/3 of the candy she received since it was either sticky or chewy.  Of the candy she could not eat, she gave 3/7 of it to her older brother Bradley and 2/7 of it to her younger brother Shane. Bradley and Shane were trying to determine how much of Sarah's candy they received in all.  Bradley said that they could find the amount by simplifying the expression 2/3 * (3/7 + 2/7).

anonymous · Answer

Shane thought for a moment and determined that Bradley must be wrong and said that they could find the amount by simplifying the expression (2/3 * 3/7) + (2/3 * 2/7). 

The absolute value of the difference between the two methods proposed by Bradly and Shane is ______________ .

anonymous · Answer

Directions: Type the correct answer on the line. Use numerals instead of words. If necessary, use / for the fraction bar.

anonymous · Answer

solve both of them first separately, then subtract your two results with each other

anonymous · Answer

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