Question

Is the expression
3/4a (16b + 24) equivalent to 12ab + 18a?
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Answer 1

Yes they are equivalent.

Explanation:

since 16 times 3/4 is 12 and a times b is ab. Put those together and you get 12ab. Since 3/4 of 24 is 18 and the variable is a, it is 18a. Hope this helped.