Explain why 3(5x) is not equivalent to (35)(3x).
Wow. Ok, really simple, honestly. Because 3(5x) = 15x. (35)(3x) = 35 = 153 = 45x. Therefore, 15x and 45x do not correspond to each other at all, meaning that 3(5x) is not equivalent to (35)(3x)!!!
