A student writes, "the difference between 15 and the product of 5 and y" to describe the expression 5y-15. Explain the error

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The student should have phrased it to be "the difference between the product of 5 and y and 15", as the way the student writes it implies that 5y is being subtracted from 15 instead of the other way around.

xeze [42]3 years ago

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<h2>Answer with explanation:</h2>

The expression is given by:

" The difference between 15 and the product of 5 and y "

This means that the product of 5 and y is subtracted from 15.

Now, the product of 5 and y is given by: 5y

and when it is subtracted from 15 then the resulting expression is given by:

15-5y

but the student gave the expression as:

5y-15

i.e. he subtracted 15 from the product of 5 and y.

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