Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}(5+3)\cdot(5-3)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}8\cdot2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}16\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{5} + \color{blue}{3} = \color{blue}{8} $$Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{5} \color{blue}{-3} = \color{blue}{2} $$ |
② | $ 8 \cdot 2 = 16 $ |