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Can someone help me with this problem please

Can someone help me with this problem please-example-1

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You can find possible answers just by looking at the x terms in each offered choice.

a. x(-5-2) = -7x ≠ 3x

b. x(4+1) = 5x ≠ 3x

c. x(11-8) = 3x . . . . . . . . a potentially viable choice

d. x(9+6) = 15x ≠ 3x

When you check the rest of answer selection c, you find it doesn't work, either.

... x²(1-1) +x(11-8) +(-12+23) = 3x +11

The correct choice is ....

... e. none of the above

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We expect there has been a typo in the question and you're supposed to find the equivalent of 3x+11. In that case, the appropriate choice is c.

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In cases like this where an error in the problem is suspected, I like to suggest you ask your teacher to show you how to work the problem. (In math, details are everything.)