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4.04 Equivalent expressions

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Equivalent expressions
1

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 11:

a

v + 2

b

2 u + 11 - 2 u

c

6 + 5

d

11 + u + 0 - v

e

12v - 8 + 13 - 12v

f

10 + 1 + 4u - 2u

g

11 + u + 0 - v

h

3u + 15 - 4 - 3v

2

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 7 k:

a

5 k - 2 k

b

6 + k + 6 k - 6

c

7 + k

d

2 k + 5 k

e

3k - 10k

f

0 + 4k + 3k

g

\dfrac{14k}{7}

h

10k - 1 - 17k + 1

3

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 5 r + 9:

a

45 r

b

5 r - 9

c

9 r + 5

d

5 r + 11 - 2

e

9r + 7 - 4r + 2

f

10r -15r + 9 + 0

g

-10 + 8r - 3r + 19

h

2 r + 3 r + 3 + 3 + 3

4

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to \dfrac{1}{4} \times 4 m:

a

\dfrac{4}{4 m}

b

4 m \times \dfrac{4}{1}

c

m

d

4 m \times \dfrac{1}{4}

e

8 m \times \dfrac{1}{8}

f

2m - m

g

\dfrac{4}{4m}

h

\dfrac{m}{4}

5

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 0.4 g + 6.2:

a

6 + 0.4 g + \dfrac{2}{10}

b

6.2 g + 0.4

c

6.6 g

d

6.4 + 0.2 g

e

-4 + 0.4g + 10.2

f

-3g + 8.6 - 2.6g - 2.4

g

7.5 + \dfrac{0.8g}{2} - 1.3

h

\dfrac{12.4}{2} + \dfrac{1.6g}{2}

6

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 4 x + n:

a

2 n + x + 2 n

b

n + 4 x

c

x + 4 n

d

2 x + n + 2 x

e

5x - x + n

f

3x - 2n + x + n

g

\dfrac{8x}{4} + 2n - n

h

6n + 10x - 5n - 6x

7

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 21 w + 4 b:

a

14 w + 7 w - 4 b

b

7 w + 7 w + 7 w + 4 b

c

21 w - 8 b

d

14 w + 7 w + 4 b

e

b + b + 2 b + \dfrac{42w}{2}

f

30 w - 9 w + \dfrac{12b}{-3}

g

14b + 7b +4w

h

9w-2b+12w+6b

8

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 8 x + 3 x + 2:

a

8 x + 5

b

11 x + 3 - 1

c

13 x

d

11 x + 2

e

7 x + 4 x + 2

f

12x + 5 - x - 2

g

7 + 5x - 5

h

20x - 11 x + 2 + 2x

9

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 11 r + 6 w + 10:

a

6 + 6 w + 10 r + 5

b

6 w + 10 + 11 r + 0

c

10 + 6 r + 11 w

d

5 r + 3 w + 6 r + 10 + 3 w

e

13r - 15w - 2r + 21w + 10

f

-10w + 4w - 16r + 5r + 2 + 8

g

\dfrac{22r}{2} + \dfrac{24w}{4} + \dfrac{10}{2}

h

14r + 7w + 8w - 3r - 18 + 8

10

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 5 x - 13 t + 10 r:

a

2 x + 5 r + 3 x - 13 t + 5 r

b

2 x + 3 x - 13 t + 10 r

c

5 x + 10 r - 13 t + 10 r

d

2 x + 3 x + 13 t - 10 r

e

7x - 12x + 23t - 10t - 10 r

f

10x + 15t - 5x - 28t + 8r + 2r

g

6r + 5t + 18x - 18t - 13x + 4r

h

\dfrac{10x}{2} + \dfrac{26t}{2} - \dfrac{30r}{3}

11

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 7 s + 2 b - 4 s:

a

3 s - 2 b

b

11 s + 2 b

c

3 s + 2 b

d

9 s - 4 b

e

-3 s + 2 b

f

2b+3s

g

7 b + 3 s -5 b

h

3 s - 4 b + 2b

12

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 9 x n + 2:

a

5 x + 4 n + 2

b

2 + 4 x n + 5 x n

c

9 x + 2 n

d

11 x n

e

9n+x+2

f

7xn+2xn+2

g

12+9xn-14

h

2+9nx

13

Determine whether the following expressions are equivalent to 9 x^{2} p + 2 x p^{2}:

a

11 + x^{3} + p^{3}

b

11 x^{2} p^{2}

c

9 x p^{2} + 2 p x^{2}

d

2 p^{2} x + 9 p x^{2}

e

xp^{2} + x^{2}p+7xp^{2}+x^{2}p

f

2xp^{2}+11x^{2}p-2xp^{2}

g

2xp^{2}+7x^{2}p+2x^{2}p

h

11x^{2}p+11xp^{2}-2x^{2}p-9xp^{2}

Applications
14

Lisa has a 5\% discount voucher for her vacation, which costs \$w.

Determine whether the following expressions can be used to calculate the discounted price of Lisa's vacation:

a

5 w - w

b

w - 0.05 w

c

w - 0.05

d

0.95 w

15

Bryce receives a 14\% raise on his salary. His salary is given by \$x.

Determine whether the following expressions can be used to calculate the Bryce's new salary:

a

x+14x

b

x+14

c

x+0.14x

d

1.14x

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Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent algebraic expressions with integer coefficients.

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