Jack got the expression 7x + 1 and then wrote his answer as 1 + 7x. Is his answer an equivalent expression? How do u know? Explain using extended vocabulary

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Mathematics

Finn Bowen

14 April, 20:18

Jack got the expression 7x + 1 and then wrote his answer as 1 + 7x. Is his answer an equivalent expression? How do u know? Explain using extended vocabulary

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Jacquelyn Trujillo · Answer 1

7x + 1 is composed by + 7x and + 1

1 + 7x is composed by + 1 and + 7x

So

7x + 1 = 1 + 7x

London Davidson · Answer 2

Yes, it is an equivalent expression because even though you move two pieces of an equation it will still equal the same thing, unless there are parentheses involved.