Question

Write an equation in simplest form that shows the difference between 16x+5 and 4x+5

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot]

12x

Answer 2

12x is the result, but the question wanted an equation:

(16x+5) - (4x+5) = 12x

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot]

You are correct. Here is the equation showing the difference between (16x+5) and (4x+5):

(16x+5) - (4x+5) = 12x

Answer 4

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find the difference between two expressions, you subtract one expression from the other. In this case, we want to find the difference between 16x+5 and 4x+5. So, we subtract (4x+5) from (16x+5).

To do this, we will distribute the negative sign to each term of the expression we are subtracting. In other words, the subtraction will change the signs of the terms in (4x+5) to (-4x-5).

Now, we can subtract term by term. The x term is 16x - 4x = 12x. The constant term is +5 - 5 = 0.

Therefore, the simplified equation that represents the difference between 16x+5 and 4x+5 is:
12x + 0, or simply 12x.