Question

5. Write an equivalent expression to 1/4 (24x + 7 – 12x).

Answer 1

Explanation:

The easiest and most proper way to approach this task is to combine like terms inside parentheses: (24x + 7 – 12x) => (12x + 7).

Then (1/4)(24x + 7 – 12x) = (1/4)(12x + 7). This is an acceptable answer. There is the option of carrying out the multiplication, which results in

3x + 7/4, which is another acceptable answer.