Simplify the expression. −12(−6x+3) (1 point) Responses −3x−3 negative 3 x minus 3 −3x+3/2 negative 3 x plus 3 halves 3x+3 3 x plus 3 3x−3/2

Answer 1

To simplify the expression \(-12(-6x + 3)\), you can distribute \(-12\) to both terms inside the parentheses:

\[ -12 \cdot -6x + -12 \cdot 3 \]

Calculating each term:

1. \(-12 \cdot -6x = 72x\)
2. \(-12 \cdot 3 = -36\)

Combining these results, we get:

\[ 72x - 36 \]

Now, let's look for a common factor in the expression \(72x - 36\):

Both terms share a common factor of \(36\),

So we can factor it out:

\[ 36(2x - 1) \]

However, among the options given, none appear to match the simplified result. If we only operated with what is directly given without factoring, the simplified form would still be \(72x - 36\).

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