Given:
The equation is:
To find:
The error in the given equation and correct it.
Solution:
We have,
Taking left-hand side, we get
![[\because a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cbecause%20a%5E2-b%5E2%3D%28a-b%29%28a%2Bb%29%5D)
![[\because (ab)^x=a^xb^x]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cbecause%20%28ab%29%5Ex%3Da%5Exb%5Ex%5D)
It is not equal to right-hand side 
. In the right hand side, there must be a negative sign instead of positive sign.
Therefore, 
.
Draw the tape diagram: a long rectangle and divide it into 4 squares in a row.The whole rectangle represents 24 (as a whole number), you're dividing it into 4 parts because you want to know what is 1/4 of it.Now, to find the value of each square: 24:4 = 6.Put the number 6 in each square, and you have found your result.1/4 of 24 is 6.
9 or -9 ...if I’m wrong sorry
