Question
Answer
$$2\cdot(7-(5-2))=8$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}2\cdot(7-(5-2))& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}2\cdot(7-3) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}2\cdot4 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}8\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{5} \color{blue}{-2} = \color{blue}{3} $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{7} \color{blue}{-3} = \color{blue}{4} $$ |
| ③ | $ 2 \cdot 4 = 8 $ |
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