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Which picture justifies wheather -3x(5-4)+3(x-6) is equivalent to -12x-6

Which picture justifies wheather -3x(5-4)+3(x-6) is equivalent to -12x-6-example-1
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Answer:

Your answer would be a. or the first problem.

Explanation:

User Benamar
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The first option is your answer.

They are not equivalent because if you simplify the first equation you get:

- 3x(5 - 4) + 3(x - 6)
- 3x(1) + 3x - 18
- 3x + 3x - 18
0 - 18
-18

-18 ≠ - 12x - 6
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