Explain why 3 (5x) is not equivalent to (35) (3x).

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Jaron Holland

Mathematics

5 April, 02:48

Explain why 3 (5x) is not equivalent to (35) (3x).

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Jamison Barrett · Answer 1

Wow. Ok, really simple, honestly. Because 3 (5x) = 15x. (3*5) (3*x) = 3*5 = 15*3 = 45x. Therefore, 15x and 45x do not correspond to each other at all, meaning that 3 (5x) is not equivalent to (3*5) (3*x) !

Explain why 3 (5x) is not equivalent to (3*5) (3*x).

Explain why 3 (5x) is not equivalent to (35) (3x).