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Algebra · C1.3

Same Value, Different Look

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Two receipts

Two shops write the same bill in two different ways.

One receipt says 3 × (x + 2). The other says 3x + 6.

Both charge the same for every possible x.

The maths word for that is equivalent.

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Two shops write the same bill in two different ways.

One receipt says 3 × (x + 2). The other says 3x + 6.

Both charge the same for every possible x.

The maths word for that is equivalent.