answer two questions about equations A and B:

A. x/4+1=-3

B. x+4=-12

1) how can we get equation B from equation A?

choose 1 answer:

(Choice A) rewrite one side (or both) using the distributive property

(Choice B) rewrite one side (or both) by combining like terms

(Choice C) multiply/divide only one side by a non zero constant

(Choice D) multiply/divide both sides by the same non zero constant

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

choose 1 answer:

(Choice A) yes

(Choice B) no