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In Mathematics / College | 2025-08-20

Which pair of expressions is equivalent?
(A) [tex]$15 a+6$[/tex] and [tex]$3(5 a+3)$[/tex]
(B) [tex]$14 b+4$[/tex] and [tex]$2(7 b-2)$[/tex]
(C) [tex]$5(2 c+3)$[/tex] and [tex]$7 c+8$[/tex]
(D) [tex]$3(d+5)$[/tex] and [tex]$3 d+15$[/tex]

Asked by ajka77

Answer (3)

No because u would multiply to get a common denominator and it would be 4/6 5/6

Answered by Badger46 | 2024-06-10

no they are not because 2/3 is equal to .6 and 5/6 is equal to .83 ;

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-24

The ratios 3 2 ​ and 6 5 ​ are not equivalent. When converting 3 2 ​ to have a common denominator, it equals 6 4 ​ , which is not equal to 6 5 ​ . Hence, they represent different values and are not equivalent ratios.
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Answered by Badger46 | 2024-10-02