Answer: 3m − 5
Explanation:
In order to find the equivalent of the expression, we just need to solve the expression by using the distribute property, which tells that a product in the form
\(a(b+c)\)
is equivalent to
\(a\cdot b + a \cdot c\)
So, let's apply this property. Let's rewrite the original expression first:
\(3(m-3)+4\)
Now we apply the distributive property to the parentheses:
\(=3m - 3\cdot 3 +4= 3m -9+4\)
By adding the last two terms,
\(=3m -5\)
