Given this expression 2(b+3c), its equivalent expression is derived by simply opening up the bracket as shown below;
Open the parenthesis by multiplying the constant outside the bracket with all the variables in parenthesis.
= 2(b+3c)
= 2(b)+ 2(3c)
= 2b +2*3*c
= 2b +6c
It can also be written as sum of b+3c in 2 places i.e (b+3c)+(b+3c) because multiplying the function b+3c by 2 means we are to add the function by itself in two places.
<em>Hence the equivalent expression are (b+3c)+(b+3c) and 2(b)+2(3c) or 2b+6c</em>
Take 65 and multiple .15 and that will give you the 15% off of the case. When u do that you get 9.75 so then 65-9.75= 55.25 multiply .08 for the sales tax on the case = 4.42 add to 55.25= 59.67 then add the sales tax for the laptop 320 multiplied by .08 = 25. 60 for a total of 345.60 then add that to 59.67 = 405.27 then u have to subtract that from 560 and Josh has $154.73
