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The distance from Ari’s house, A, to Ben’s house, B, is equal to the distance from Ari’s house to Cal’s house, C. One day the boys all met at Ari’s house, and then they went to Ben’s house, and from there to Cal’s house. Then Ari and Ben went home. Ari and Cal each wrote expressions for the distance they walked:

Did Ben walk the same distance as the other two boys? Explain. Write an expression to represent the distance Ben walked.

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User Dancl
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Answer:

No; because his expression is (2x+1)+(x-4)+(2x+1)+(x-4), which simplifies to 6x - 6

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