Asked by Alexis

Allie says that the expressions 7 x minus 2 x plus 25 and 5 left parenthesis x plus 5 right parenthesis are not equivalent because one expression has a term that is subtracted and the other does not. Do you​ agree? Explain.
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Part 1
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the expressions
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equivalent. The first​ expression, 7 x minus 2 x plus 25​, can be simplified to
  
enter your response here​, which
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5 left parenthesis x plus 5 right parenthesis.
​(Use the operation symbols in the math palette as​ needed.)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No — the expressions are equivalent. The first expression, 7x − 2x + 25, can be simplified to 5x + 25, which is equal to 5(x + 5).

Explanation: 7x − 2x = 5x, so 7x − 2x + 25 = 5x + 25. Factoring out 5 gives 5(x + 5), so the two expressions are the same. Allie's concern about a "subtracted term" is just about combining like terms; it doesn't make the expressions different.