Ms. Peterson wrote the expression below on the chalkboard for her class. She asked the students to write an equivalent expressio

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Ms. Peterson wrote the expression below on the chalkboard for her class. She asked the students to write an equivalent expressio

n using no more than one set of parentheses.
4(3x+5y+2z)+3(x−z)

• Tom wrote 12x+20y+8z

• Jenna wrote 5(3x+4y+z)

• Chris wrote 15x+20y−5z

Which, if any, of the three students wrote an expression that is equivalent to Ms. Peterson’s expression?

Answer _______ wrote an equivalent expression.

Show your work to prove which expressions, if any, are equivalent.

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