Question

Nancy wrote the expression 3x-12 to represent the relationship in the table of values.use operations to write two equivalent expressions.

Answer 1

Please check the explanation.

Explanation:

Given the expression

3x-12

1)

Writing the expression in an equivalent form

3x-12

Factor out common term 3

3x-12 = 3(x-4)

Thus, 3(x-4) is equivalent to 3x-12.

2)

Writing the expression in an equivalent form

3x-12

Multiply the expression by 2/2

`3x-12\:=(2)/(2)\:* \:\left[3x-12\right]`

Therefore,
`(2)/(2)\:* \:\left[3x-12\right]` is equivalent to 3x-12.