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30-10x and 10(3-x) equivalent or not?

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Answer:

no

Step-by-step explanation: You can use variables to find that out. PEMDAS works too (parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction). Put a random number for x and then you can see that it is not equivalent. Example: 30 - 10x7 = 40 but 10 (30-70) = -400

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