Given:
The population of two states are a and b.
The expression for the population is given as 5(a+b) and (a+b)5
The objective is to find which of the pair of expressions is greater or equal.
Step-by-step explanation:
The condition for the population of two states is given as a a>b.
By the commutative property of multiplication, the product of interchage of two numbers will always equal
Similarly, in the given expression the two terms are 5 and (a+b).
By applying the property:
By applying the commutative property of multiplication the product of interchange of the given two terms will also be equal.
Hence, the given pair of expressions are equal.