Is 2 (6-3x) + x equivalent to 2 (3) + x

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Trace Mccullough

22 March, 08:27

Is 2 (6-3x) + x equivalent to 2 (3) + x

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Chaya Vincent · Answer 1

no, you can't subtract 3x from 6, since they are not like terms. You can think of it as the 6 does not have an x term, but in 3x, there is an x term.

Davin Rodgers · Answer 2

Let's check that,

2 (6 - 3x) + x

= 12 - 6x + x

= 12 - 5x

But,

2 (3) + x

= 6 + x

as we can see the results are different hence they are not equal.