Answer two questions about Equations A and B
A. 3x-1=7
B. 3x+8
how can you get from Equation B to Equation A
Rewrite one side (or both) by combining like terms
Rewrite one side (or both) using the distributive property
Multiply/divide both sides by the same non-zero constant
Multiply/divide both sides by the same variable expression
based on your previous answer, are the equations equivalent? in other words, do they have the same solution.
Yes
No

Equation A: ( 3x - 1 = 7 ) [ 3x = 8 ] [ x = [tex] \frac{8}{3} [/tex] ]
Equation B: ( 3x + 8 ) does not equal a constant or another variable expression directly, hence doesn't have a direct comparable form to solve for x.

Since ( 3x + 8 ) is not equivalent to ( 3x - 1 = 7 ), they do not share the same solution.

Are the equations equivalent? No. The equations are not equivalent since they do not have the same solution.

Therefore, the correct answer to whether the equations are equivalent is No.