Are the expressions –0.5(3x + 5) and –1.5x + 2.5 equivalent? Explain why or why not.

No.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you distribute the 1st equation out, you will be able to see that it is -1.5x - 2.5 while the other equation is -1.5x + 2.5. Since you have to distribute the negative, they are not equivalent.

c divided by 1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

if you plug in a number for c and solve for each of the equations you will find that c is false so it can't be used. for example if i use the number 30 for c, i get 10 for every single equation except for the last one