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Where could you put parentheses in 8x-9-12x + 5 to make a new

expression that is still equivalent to the original expression? How do you know
that your new expression is equivalent?

User Krsnaa
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5 votes

Answer:

132

Explanation:

es ciento treinta y dos

User MarcL
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Answer:

you can put them anywhere pretty much as long as you don't make it multiply

Explanation:

you can do :

(8x-9) -12x+5

you cant do:

8x(-9)-12x+5

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