Answer:
- not equivalent
- 5+5+5 ≠ 4(5)
Step-by-step explanation:
The expressions are not equivalent.
5+5+5+ X plus X plus X plus X is equivalent to 3·5 +4·X. There is no common factor of 4 that can be removed using the distributive property.
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