which expression is equivalent to the following expression: -1/52(10x + 15) -

3 answers

To simplify the expression 152(10x+15), we can distribute 152 to both terms within the parentheses.

  1. Distributing 152: 152(10x)=10x52 152(15)=1552

  2. Combining the results: 10x521552

  3. To have a single fraction, we can combine the two fractions: =10x+1552

Thus, the expression 152(10x+15) is equivalent to 10x+1552.

answer choices

-27x - 1

-27x - 4

-27x - 3

-27x - 5

To determine which of the given answer choices is equivalent to 10x+1552, we need to simplify it further.

We already have:

10x+1552=10x521552=5x261552

Now let's find a common denominator to combine 5x26 and 1552:

To express 5x26 with a denominator of 52, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 2:

5x26=10x52

Now we can combine the fractions:

10x521552=10x+1552

Now we can directly compare the simplified expression with the answer choices given:

We can rewrite the expression: 10x+1552=1052x1552=526x1552

However, let's see if any of the answer choices can be transformed to match this expression:

  1. Convert the choices to have a common denominator (52):
    • For 27x1: 27x1=27×52521×5252=1404525252=145652
    • For 27x4: 27x4=27×52524×5252=14045220852=161252
    • For 27x3: 27x3=27×52523×5252=14045215652=156052
    • For 27x5: 27x5=27×52525×5252=14045226052=166452

None of these satisfy being equivalent to 10x+1552.

To make progress, let's make one important observation. We can multiply the entire expression by 5252 to get the coefficients clearer.

Now consider if we test 10x+15=27:

We look into the structure of 27x+c=0.

Ultimately, just comparing:

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