Question

Simplify each expression for the perimeter of the deck

that you wrote in problems 1 and 2. What do you notice?

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

the simplified expressions are the same

Explanation:

(d+5)+(d+5)+(d+5)+(d+5) simplifies to 4d +20

4(d +5) simplifies to 4d +20

We notice that the equivalent expressions simplify to the same expression.