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I need to know if 4(x + y) and 4y + 4x are equivelent please

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Answer:

Yes, they are equivalent.

First distribute the 4 to the variables inside the parenthesis.

4 × x= 4x

4 × y=4y

4x+4y

4x+4y

So these are equivalent.

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Yes they are because you use distributive property and 4(x+y) you have to do 4•x= 4x and 4•y=4y so it would be 4y+4x
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