Question

Fill in the blanks!

What is an equivalent expression for 3/4x - 5/7 + 11x + 2/7?
1. Use properties of operations to rewrite the expression.
- Use the _ property.
2. Combine _.
- Rewrite the coefficient 11 with a denominator of 4.
This expression is _ to the original expression.

3/4x + 11x - 5/7 + 2/7
3/4x + 44/4x - 5/7 + 2/7
47/4x - _/7

Answer 1

Here’s how to fill in the blanks for the given expression:

1. Use properties of operations to rewrite the expression.
- Use the **associative** property.

2. Combine **like terms**.
- Rewrite the coefficient 11 with a denominator of 4.
This expression is **equivalent** to the original expression.

Now, let’s fill in the remaining blanks in the final statement:

3/4x + 11x - 5/7 + 2/7
3/4x + 44/4x - 5/7 + 2/7
47/4x - **3**/7

So the completed text would be:

What is an equivalent expression for 3/4x - 5/7 + 11x + 2/7?
1. Use properties of operations to rewrite the expression.
- Use the **associative** property.
2. Combine **like terms**.
- Rewrite the coefficient 11 with a denominator of 4.
This expression is **equivalent** to the original expression.

3/4x + 11x - 5/7 + 2/7
3/4x + 44/4x - 5/7 + 2/7
47/4x - **3**/7