Question

Are the expressions -0.5(3r+ 5) and -1.5r+2.5 equivalent? Explain why or why not.

Answer 1

The 2 expressions are equivalent, if they gave the same simplest from

Let us simplify each one, then see if they are equal or not

`\because L.H.S=-0.5(3r+5)`

Multiply -0.5 by each term in the