6n + 3 is equivalent to 3n + 2 + 3n + 1 because if you combine like terms you would get 6n + 3 (3n + 3n) (2 + 1) 6n + 3 Now if you substitute 5 for n in both expressions you would get 33 for both 3(5) +2 + 3(5) + 1 15 + 2 + 15 + 1 33 Or for 6n + 3 6(5) + 3 30 + 3 33