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Find the Mistake

6 - 4(3 - 6x) + 12x
2(3 - 6x) + 12x
6 - 12x + 12x
6

2 Answers

8 votes
Answer:
-24x - 6

Step-by-step explanation:
6 - 12 - 36x + 12x
-36x + 12 = -24x
6 - 12 = -6
-24x - 6
User Jerald Sabu M
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Answer:

Order of operations was not used correctly, Do what is inside the parenthesis first. So use the distributive property first and not subtraction.

Step-by-step explanation:

6-4(3-6x)+12x

  • 6-12+24x+12x
  • -6+24x+12x
  • -6+36x or 36x-6
User Phoku
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