Determine whether the equations $8 ( 10 - 5 t ) = 2$ and $80 - 40 t = 2$ are equivalent.
A)not equivalent
B)equivalent

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To check if the equations are equivalent, we need to see if they have the same solution set.

For the first equation, we can simplify it by distributing the 8:

$$8(10-5t) = 2$$
$$80 - 40t = 2$$

Now we can see that this is the same as the second equation. Therefore, they have the same solution set and are equivalent.

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