Apply the Associative and Commutative Properties to generate an expression equivalent to 2(a+5)+4(2a+3)−10 .

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Apply the Associative and Commutative Properties to generate an expression equivalent to 2(a+5)+4(2a+3)−10 .

10a +22
9a +12
10a +12
12a+10

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 3.5 answered
4 months ago

The original expression is 2(a+5) + 4(2a+3) - 10.

Using the Distributive Property:

= 2a + 10 + 8a + 12 - 10

Combine like terms:

= 10a + 22

Thus, the equivalent expression using the Associative and Commutative Properties is 10a + 22.