Question

All of the following expressions are equivalent except _____.

-5(x - 1)
-5x + 5
5 - 5x
(5 - 5)x

Answer 1

@evansanchez

What does this equal when simplified: (5 - 5)x

Answer 2

0

Answer 3

do distributive property

Answer 4

@evansanchez

What does this equal when simplified: (5 - 5)x

You are correct.

(5-5)*x = 0*x = 0

The other options are all equal:

-5(x - 1)
-5x + 5
5 - 5x

Answer 5

This is the one that is not equivalent to the others because it collapses to zero.

(5 - 5)x