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Course: Get ready for Algebra 2 > Unit 2

Lesson 2: Linear equations with parentheses

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Reasoning with linear equations

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Answer two questions about Equations

A

and

B

:

\begin{aligned} A . & 3 (x + 2) & = 18 \\ B . & 3 x + 6 & = 18 \end{aligned}

1) How can we get Equation $B$ ‍ from Equation $A$ ‍?

2) Based on the previous answer, are the equations equivalent? In other words, do they have the same solution?

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