The given expression 7y - 15 + 2y and 9y - 15 are equivalent.
What is equivalent expression?
Two algebraic expressions are said to be equivalent if their values obtained by substituting the values of the variables are same, even they look different.
According to the given question.
We have two expressions
[tex]7y - 15 + 2y ...(i)[/tex]
And, [tex]9y - 15 ...(ii)[/tex]
The expression (i) can be written as
[tex]7y - 15 + 2y[/tex]
[tex]=(7y + 2y)-15[/tex] (adding the like terms)
[tex]= 9y -15[/tex]
Hence, the given expression 7y - 15 + 2y and 9y - 15 are equivalent.
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