Explain how you could use a property of equality to show the following: if 3x=28 then 3x-5=23

first one is a: renaming a fraction. second one is c: de-c

step-by-step explanation:

my explanation is that these were the answers on edg : )

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answer:   x (x+6)^2, choice b

discussion:

factor x out of the equation:

x^3 + 12x^2 + 36x = x (x^2 + 12x + 36).

note that 6+6 = 12 and 6*6 = 36 so the above factors into:

x (x+6)^2

which is choice b

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mrb