Question

Davis, Tramon Mrs. Crosland asked students to factor the expression 28x - 8. The students offered the answers shown in the box. Carlos: Danny: Irene: 2(14x-4) 7(4x - 1) 4(7x-2) Which student(s) offered answer(s) equivalent to the original expression? O only Danny only Irene both Carlos and Danny O both Carlos and Irene

Answer 1

We have that

`4(7x-2)=28x\text{ -4= 2(14x - 2) }`

The answer is both Carlos and Irene.