The given expression is
[tex]4(m+3+5m)[/tex]We get the first equivalent expression by combining the like terms
[tex]4(6m+3)[/tex]We get the second equivalent expression by using the distributive property
[tex]24m+12[/tex]To show the equivalence between the given expression and one of the part A expressions, we just have to extract the greatest common factor of 24m + 12, which is 4.
[tex]4(6m+3)[/tex]Then, we separate the term 6m into m+5m
[tex]4(m+5m+3)[/tex]At last, we use the commutative property
[tex]4(m+3+5m)[/tex]There you have it, the equivalence has been demonstrated.
Let's evaluate the expressions when m = 1.
[tex]4(m+3+5m)=4(1+3+5\cdot1)=4(1+3+5)=4(9)=36[/tex][tex]24m+12=24\cdot1+12=24+12=36[/tex]As you can see, using m = 1, we proved that the expressions were equivalent.