What is an equivalent expression to 3p+12m+8?

The equivalent expression to 3p + 12 m + 8 are

1. 3p + 12 m + 8

= 3 * p + 3 * 4 * m + 4 * 2

= 3 (p + 4 m) + 8 → Using inverse of distributive property: a * b + a * c = a * (b+c)

2. 3p + 12 m + 8

=3 * p + 3 * 4*m + 4 * 2

= 3 p + 4 (3 m + 2) → Using inverse of distributive property: a * b + a * c = a * (b+c)

Equivalent expression is said to be equivalent if two algebraic expressions are equalized by substituting the values of the variables.

The equivalent expression to 3p+12m+8 is:

We can see that both 3 and 12 can be divided by 3 (3:3=1, 12:3=4) so we can write the expression as: 3 * (p+4m) + 8=3p+12m+8