Prove, in complete sentences, whether the left expression is equal to the right expression and discuss which property applies.

2(x − 3) 2x − 6

Question

Prove, in complete sentences, whether the left expression is equal to the right expression and discuss which property applies.

2(x − 3)  2x − 6

anonymous · Answer

if you distribute the 2 in the 1st expression what do you get?

anonymous · Answer

this reminds me of factoring lol

anonymous · Answer

haha it pretty much is ^

anonymous · Answer

only opposite :D

anonymous · Answer

haha yeah, they gave the factored problem then the original lol

anonymous · Answer

i miss this stuff, now we just get problems like
jeff has 4 apples and gives away 3 bananas.. how many pears did mike have left?

anonymous · Answer

hahahaha wow

phi · Answer

Prove, in complete sentences, whether the left expression is equal to the right expression and discuss which property applies.

2(x − 3) = 2x − 6 

You have been studying "distributive property"
you can change the left side by multiply both terms inside the parens by 2
of course you get the same thing as on the right side.  so you have proved that they are equal.