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Evaluate. 4(5) -3=12

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When the problem asks to evaluate an expression often means to test certain variable with a specific value. However, in this case, evaluating this equation refers to solving it to see if the equation is true or false. So, let's solve it


4(5)-3=12

The first step is to solve products:


20-3=12

Then, we solve the difference:


17=12

As you can observe, 17 isn't equal to 12, which means the initial expression is completely false.

Therefore, according to the evaluation, the expression is false.

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