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98 POINTS!! PLEASE HELP A) what did the student do wrong, explain why they are incorrect B) Demonstrate and explain the correct way to answer the question. Lauren says that two expressions 3x+4(2x+5) and 6x +5x +5 are equivalent. Simplify the expressions to determine whether or not Lauren is correct. Substitute a value for x to see if she is right.Students answer: She is correct because both equal 11x +5. I subsisted x=2 and got 27 for both

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Answer:A) what did the student do wrong, explain why they are incorrect  B) Demonstrate and explain the correct way to answer the question.   Lauren says that two expressions 3x+4(2x+5) and 6x +5x +5 are equivalent. Simplify the expressions to determine whether or not Lauren is correct. Substitute a value for x to see if she is right. 3x+8x+20 = 6x+5x+511x+20 = 11x+5She is wrong Students answer: She is correct because both equal 11x +5. I substituted x=2 and got 27 for bothShe is wrong because 27 will be the answer for ' 11x+5' only. The correct method should be x=-15 Step-by-step explanation: