Khan/khan-exercises — Issue #7113: Distributive property - Multiplication Sign Frustration!!!!!!!!!
Author: KhanBugz
Created: 2011-11-26 23:25:19+00:00
State: open
Labels: ie8, other, xp

I got marked off on a problem where you had to type in a multiplication sign as part of the answer, but I wasn't sure how to type in a multiplication sign, so I used an x instead. How can I get the computer to not mark me off?

[distributive_property.html?seed=163&problem=evaluate](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/distributive_property.html?seed=163&problem=evaluate&debug)

[Answer timeline](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/distributive_property.html?seed=163&problem=evaluate&debug&activity=%5B%5B%22incorrect-activity%22%2C%22%5C%22(5%20x%204\)%20%20%2B%20(5%20x%209)%5C%22%22%2C475%5D%2C%5B%22incorrect-activity%22%2C%22%5C%22(5%20x%204)%2B(5%20x%209)%5C%22%22%2C27%5D%2C%5B%22incorrect-activity%22%2C%22%5C%22(5%20x%204)%20%2B%20(5%20x%209)%5C%22%22%2C8%5D%5D)

["(5 x 4) + (5 x 9)","(5 x 4)+(5 x 9)","(5 x 4) + (5 x 9)"]

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