iloveschoolsomuch1 iloveschoolsomuch1
  • 18-03-2021
  • Mathematics
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State whether each pair of expressions are equivalent. Show your work.
5 ( x - 1) and 5x - 1 HELP

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cwong9656 cwong9656
  • 18-03-2021

Answer:

Both of them are NOT equivalent.

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the distributive property to see if 5(x - 1) and 5x - 1 were equivalent.

5(x - 1)

= 5x - 5

This tells us 5(x - 1) is not equivalent to 5x - 1.

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