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Question 7 - Mind the Mistake, Mend the Mistake - Chapter 6 Class 8 - We Distribute yet things Multiply (Ganita Prakash)
Last updated at January 13, 2026 by Teachoo
Class 8 (Ganita Prakash - 1, 2 & Old NCERT)
Chapter 6 Class 8 - We Distribute yet things Multiply (Ganita Prakash)
- Distributive Property
- Figure it out - Page 142, 143
- Fast Multiplications Using the Distributive Property
- Square of the Sum/Difference of Two Numbers
- Investigating Patterns
- Figure it out - Page 149
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Mind the Mistake, Mend the Mistake
- This Way or That Way, All Ways Lead to the Bay
- Area of Shaded Region
- Figure it out - Page 154-156
Transcript
Question 7 We have expanded and simplified some algebraic expressions below to their simplest forms. (i) Check each of the simplifications and see if there is a mistake. (ii) If there is a mistake, try to explain what could have gone wrong. (iii) Then write the correct expression.Is there a mistake? No Explanation The student correctly did all the steps Let’s try it ourselves 1/2 (10s−6)+3 =𝟏/𝟐× 𝟏𝟎𝒔+𝟏/𝟐× (−𝟔)+𝟑 =5𝑠−3+3 =𝟓𝒔
