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  • 02-08-2017
  • Mathematics
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Are the expressions –0.5(3x + 5) and –1.5x + 2.5 equivalent? Explain why or why not.

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peacelovebluej peacelovebluej
  • 02-08-2017
no because the first expresion would be negative
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dvikhan dvikhan
  • 08-07-2018
Using the distributive property to expand the first expression, you would get -1.5x - 2.5. Since the constant term does not have the same sign as the second expression, the two expressions are not equivalent. Also, if you substitute in a value for x and evaluate each expression, the values will not be equal.
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