• RedAggroBest@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Still not how distribution works. That would be:

      2+((8 * 5)-(5 * 5))

      2+(40-25)

      2+(15)

      17

      Anything other than 17 is wrong. No matter how you go about your multiplication step.

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      You’re trolling, but no, if you distribute you get the same result:

      2 + 5(8 - 5) =

      2 + (5 × 8) + (5 × -5) =

      2 + (40) + (-25) =

      2 + 40  - 25 = 2 + 15 = 17