Question

Which expression is equivalent to the given expression?

17x – 32x

A.
17(x – 32)

B.
17x(1 – 32)

C.
x(32 – 17)

D.
x(17 – 32)

Answer 1

distributive property works like this:
ab - ac = a(b - c)

so imagine if x was a, 17 was b, and 32 was c...

Answer 2

D. Expanding the expression D i.e x(17-32)=17x-32x

Answer 3

D is wrong

Answer 4

hmm? how come?