If you add 12 marshmallows to each of 5 bags of marshmallows, and each bag started with the same number of marshmallows, the total number of marshmallows is given by the expression ­­­5(x + 12). Identify an equivalent expression.

A. x + 12

B. 2x − 60

C. 5x + 60

D. 2x − 60

The expression that is equivalent to the given expression is:

              5x+60

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

if you add 12 marshmallows to each of 5 bags of marshmallows, and each bag started with the same number of marshmallows.

so, let x be the initial number of marshmallows in each bag and now 12 are added to each bag this means that the number of marshmallows in each bag is:

                  x+12

Hence, total number of marshmallows in 5 bags is:

      5(x+12)=5×x+5×12

     5(x+12)=5x+60

        Hence, the answer is:

                    5x+60

step-by-step explanation:

x= -3 and

step-by-step explanation:

to find the roots of a cubic, use division or factoring to find the factors then set equal to 0. as this is a difference of cubes, it factors into

where a is the cube root of .

here   this is 27 and the cube root of 27 is 3. so we write using the form:

.

set each factor to 0 and solve for x.

x-3=0

x=3

the quadratic expression does not factor and must be solved using the quadratic formula.

where a = 1, b=3, and c=9

this cubic has two complex roots.