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Is 2 (6-3x) +x equivalent to 2 (3x)+x?
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Is 2 (6-3x) +x equivalent to 2 (3x)+x?

User Manav Patadia
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no, when you multiply 3x by two you get 6 but nowhere in there it says to subtract, and when you multiply 2 times x you get 2x, and it's not the answer you are looking for
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no because the first one simplifies into -5x+12 or 12-5x and the second one simplifies into 7x
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