The expression 5x − 3(2x − 4) is equivalent to the expression 12 − x.
Is this true or false?
5x-3(2x)-3(-4)=
5x-6x+12=
-x+12
5x - 3(2x - 4)
Use the distributive property:
5x - 3(2x) - 3(-4)
Can you finish this?
that is true
