Answer: The answer in simplest form is [tex] -6(1/4) [/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
In Wyatt's method I observed the mixed fraction was converted to simple fraction in the second step.
Therefore Wyatt's solution will be:
[tex] 2/5 * -15(5/8) = 2/5 * -125/8 = -25/4 [/tex]
Distributive property was used in Abigail's method.
The solution would be:
[tex] 2/5 * -15(5/8) = 2/5(-15 -5/8) = 2/5(-15) + 2/5(-5/8) = -6(-1/4) [/tex]
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