No it is not a linear equation because a linear equation has to be y=?x with nothing else on the end
If both expressions are equivalent (that is when both evaluate to the same number)
Janice bought 3 boxes.
Each box has 6 juice pockets. However, there are 15 players on the soccer team. Two boxes would not be enough, since that would only total 12 juice packets.
So, Janice has to buy 3 boxes, which is 18 juice packets.
Factor out 4x first
4x(6x² + x - 1)
factor the rest as normal, knowing that what adds to give the middle term multiplies to give the last term.
4x(2x + 1)(3x - 1)
