Ms. Jones wrote the expression below on the chalkboard for her class.
4(3x + 5y + 2z) + 3(x – z)
She asked the students to write an equivalent expression using no more than one set of parentheses.
Tom wrote 12x + 20y + 8z
Jenna wrote 15x + 20y +5z
Chris wrote 40xyz
Which, if any, of the three students wrote an expression that is equivalent to Ms. Jones’ expression? Justify by showing your work!