A student is evaluating the expression 42 + 6 divided by 2. Find the students mistake and correct it
The student made the following mistake: they performed the addition before the division.
To correct the mistake, we should first perform the division and then the addition.
The correct expression is (42 + 6) ÷ 2:
42 + 6 = 48
48 ÷ 2 = 24
So, the correct answer is 24.