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Is the expression 5+3x/2 equal to the expression 4x

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Answer:

No

Explanation:

[5+3x] is an expression that cannot be added because 5 is a natural interger but 3x is an unknown

and therefore it cannot be divided by 2 to get 4

Better example :

if the question will give 4x , then

it should be [5x+3x]/2 = 8x/2 = 4x

it's obvious from the example I gave that 8x can be divided by 2 to give 4x

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