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True or false the expression 5x - 3(2x-4) is equivalent to the expression 12-x
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True or false the expression 5x - 3(2x-4) is equivalent to the expression 12-x

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To check, just simplify the first expression:

5x - 3(2x - 4)
BODMAS: BRACKETS FIRST
5x - 6x + 12
THEN SIMPLIFY X
-x + 12
REARRANGE TO GIVE THE SECOND EXPRESSION
12 - x
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5x-3(2x-4)=5x-6x+12=-x+12=12-x

True.
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