Andre says, “I also used the distributive property, but I ended up with -4 – 27x." 8 – 3(4 – 9x) 8 – 12 – 27x -4 – 27x you agree with Andre? If not, find and describe his erors.

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Andre says, "l also used the
distributive property, but I ended up
with -4 – 27x."
8 – 3(4 – 9x)
8 – 12 – 27x
-4 – 27x
Do you agree with Andre? If not, find and describe his errors.
Transcribed Image Text:Andre says, "l also used the distributive property, but I ended up with -4 – 27x." 8 – 3(4 – 9x) 8 – 12 – 27x -4 – 27x Do you agree with Andre? If not, find and describe his errors.
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