Using distributive property, factor out the coomon term to get the equivalent expression
Solution:
Let us first understand about distributive property
The distributive property lets you multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately and then add the products.
The distributive property can be represented as:
a(b + c) = ab + bc
Let us consider a expression
30 + 5x
We have to write a equivalent expression
Use the distributive property
30 = 6 x 5
Thus 30 + 5x becomes,
[tex]30 + 5x = 6 \times 5 + 5x[/tex]
Factor out 5 from above expression
[tex]30 + 5x = 6 \times 5 + 5x = 5(6+x)[/tex]
Thus, equivalent expression is 5(6 + x) for 30 + 5x
