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Which expression is NOT equivalent to the other three expressions? P.S: NO SPAM OR GET REPORTED

A. 2/5t (40s + 15 - 5u)
B. 2t (8s + 3 -u)
C. 1/5t (20s + 30 - u)
D. 16st + 6t - 2tu

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C because that one is not equivalent to the others
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Answer C is not equivalent to the others. If you multiply the first term by every term in the parentheses, you get the same answer on all of them except C. If you work it out, you should get 16st + 6t - 2tu for A,B, and D. For C you get 4st + 6t - 1/5tu
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