Question
hich two statements are correct when simplifying this expression?
12 + 6(3x − 2)
12 + 6(3x − 2)
Answers
GPT 3.5
The correct statements when simplifying the expression 12 + 6(3x − 2) are:
1. Distributive property: 6 times each term inside the parentheses: 12 + 18x − 12
2. Combining like terms: 12 and -12 cancel each other out: 18x
1. Distributive property: 6 times each term inside the parentheses: 12 + 18x − 12
2. Combining like terms: 12 and -12 cancel each other out: 18x