Answer:
a)
d)
Step-by-step explanation:
It's easiest to reduce each statement to its simplest form for comparison
Our test statement can be reduced by combining like terms
16x - 12 -24x + 4 = -8x - 8
this becomes our new gold standard
a) 4 + 16x - 12(1 + 2x)
apply the distributive property by multiplying terms in parenthesis by -12
4 + 16x - 12 - 24x
combine terms
-8x - 8 Yeaah, We have a winner as it exactly matches our gold standard.
b) 40x - 16 is already in simplest terms and does NOT match the gold standard.
c) 16x - 24x - 4 + 12
has the same cardinal values as the original, but differing signs, reducing gives -8x + 8
Not quite the same as a plus sign occurs where a negative exists in our gold standard.
d) -8x - 8 is already in simplest terms and exactly matches our gold standard. Yeah!
e) 10(1.6x - 1.2 - 2.4x + 4)
apply distributive property by multiplying each term in parenthesis by 10
16x - 12 - 24x + 40
combine like terms
-8x + 28 does NOT match our gold standard
