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Mrs. Johnson asked students to factor the expression 42x - 14. Four students offeredanswers. Which students' answers are equivalent to the original expression?

Mrs. Johnson asked students to factor the expression 42x - 14. Four students offeredanswers-example-1

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The given expression can be factorized as,


\begin{gathered} 42x-14=14(3x-1) \\ 42x-14=2(21x-7) \\ \end{gathered}

Thus, both Chip and Jake gives the right solution.

Thus, option (d) is the correct solution.

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