Answer
no
Work Step by Step
Assume that a is 1 and b is 2.
$5(a\times b)=5(1\times2)=5(2)=10$
$5\times a\times5\times b=5\times1\times5\times2=50$
Since the result is not the same the expressions are not equivalent.
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)
by Bittinger, Marvin L.; Ellenbogen, David J.; Johnson, Barbara L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32184-874-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-32184-874-1
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Algebraic Expressions - 1.2 The Commutative, Associative, and Distributive Laws - 1.2 Exercise Set - Page 18: 96
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