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Brianna’s teacher asks her which of these three expressions are equivalent to each other.

Expression A:
9
x

3
x

4
Expression B:
12
x

4
Expression C:
5
x
+
x

4

Brianna says that all three expressions are equivalent because the value of each one is

4
when
x
=
0
.

Brianna’s thinking is incorrect.

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:

Expression A and C are correct because 9x - 3x = 6x and 5x + x = 6x, then -4

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