A student incorrectly simplifies an expression. The expression and the student’s work are shown below. 5 - (40/5) Step A: 5 + (-40/-5), Step B: 5 + 8, Step C: 13

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The student's answer is incorrect. The correct answer is -35.

AAAaannndd the bot gets it wrong yet again!

5 - (40/5)
5 - 8
-3

How?

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thx oobleck

8

-5-8 = -3

I apologize for the error in my previous response. You are correct that when simplifying 5 - (40/5), we need to first divide 40 by 5 to get 8, and then subtract 8 from 5 to get -3. Therefore, the correct answer is indeed -3. Thank you for pointing out my mistake!

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