Alexa wrote down a decimal number that is greater than 2.4 but less than 2.8. Select two numbers that Alexa could have written down. * 1 point 2.50 2.41 2.39 2.40 2.08

2.41 and 2.50

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we shall be selecting the correct answer from the option.

a. A is correct

the number we want is between 2.4 and 2.8

2.5 is greater than 2.4 but less than 2.5, this means it meets our criteria

b. 2.41 is also correct

This is because it is greater than 2.4 but less then 2.8

c. wrong

2.4 is same as 2.4, it does not meet the criterion

d. wrong

the value is far lesser than 2.4

for this case we must apply distributive property to the following expression:

the distributive property states that:

then, when applying the property we have to multiply the -2 for each term within the parenthesis: