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Pls dont guess on it

Pls dont guess on it-example-1

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Answer:

2(8a + 8)

Explanation:

The easiest way to do this is to substitute a for a number. For example, let's just make things easy and make a = 1.

So, if a = 1, the expression 16a + 8 would be 16(1) + 8 = 24.

Let's find all the expressions that would also equal 24 if a = 24.

Plug in 1 for a in each of the equations. You will find that 2(8a + 8) will not equal 24 if a equals 1.

2(8a + 8)

2(8(1) + 8

2(8 + 8)

2(16)

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