how many batches of raisin granola bars can emma make if she has 8/3 cups of raisins and each batch requires 2/3 cups of raisins?

In order to determine whether two expressions are equivalent to one another, they are equated using an equals to sign (=) and then simplified. Upon simplification, the expressions should yield a logical and true statement. For example, a simplified expression may present

2 = 2

If such a case is present, then we know that the expressions are indeed equal. However, if the two sides are not equal, lets say

2 = 3

Then the expressions are not equal.

By verifying expressions, we are usually able to cross check our solutions to problems and also determine whether the answer(s) obtained makes sense.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given an expression and we are asked to simplify our given expression.

Using order of operations (PEMDAS) we will remove parenthesis first.

After removing parenthesis our expression will be,

After canceling out 1 with -1 we will get,

So our given expression simplifies to .

Let us write our expression in standard form. Since our expression is a polynomial and to write any polynomial in standard form,  we write each term in order of degree, from highest to lowest, left to right.

Upon putting our polynomial into standard form we will get,

Therefore, after simplifying and putting our given expression in standard form we get our final expression as: .