Question

Use the Associative Property to simplify the expression (9x+3)+(2x−10)
to its simplest equivalent form.

Answer 1

Using the associative property, we can group the terms with the same variable together:

(9x + 2x) + (3 - 10)

Combine the like terms within each grouping:

11x + (-7)

Therefore, the simplest equivalent form of the expression is 11x - 7.