Alex and Alyssa were given the expression 8 + 4(y + 3) +9y + 2. Alex added 8 and 4 to get 12 and then distributed the 12 through the parentheses. Alyssa disagrees, but couldn't explain her thinking. Who do you think is correct? Explain your thinking and then simplify the expression.

£56

step-by-step explanation:

u divide 24 by 3 and u get 8 so if u do 8 time 7 or 8+8+8+8+8+8+8 u get 56 and 56 divided by 7 is 8.

-12 > a

step-by-step explanation:

-11 > 1 + a

subtract 1 from each side

-11-1 > 1-1+a

-12 > a

10 b/c 5*2 =10

step-by-step explanation:

maya’s expression will generate the wrong sum because she violated the commutative property.

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