Question

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent: 94a + 28 and 108a - 14(a - 2)

responses:
yes, because 108a - 14(a - 2) simplifies to 28 - 94a
yes, because 108a - 14(a - 2) simplifies to 94a + 28

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The expression 108a - 14(a - 2) simplifies to 28 - 94a, not to 94a + 28. Therefore, the expressions 94a + 28 and 108a - 14(a - 2) are not equivalent.