Question

which expression is equivalent to 15 - 5x? select all that apply

A -5(x - 3)
B 3(5-x)
C -5(3- x)
D -(-5+2x) + x​

Answer 1

Choices A and B are correct. To find the equivalent expressions, you would do the distributive property for the choices to
get rid of the parentheses. You would then see which choices match up with 15 - 5x. Hope this helps!
A.) -5x + 15 (yes)
B.) 15 - 5x (yes)
C.) -15 + 5x (no)
D.) 5 - x (no)