Question

Write an expression having only two terms that is equivalent to 2x – 3. Explain how you wrote the expression and how you can check that it is equivalent

Answer 1

The expression –3 + 2x is equivalent to 2x – 3. I know it is equivalent because for every value of x that is substituted in, the two expressions simplify to the same value. I took the expression and used the commutative property to not change the value.

Answer 2

The expression –3 + 2x is equivalent to 2x – 3. I know it is equivalent because for every value of x that is substituted in, the two expressions simplify to the same value. I took the expression and used the commutative property to not change the value.