Question

Identify the mistake that was made in simplifying the expression. Then, correctly simply the expression.

Answer 1

x = 6

Explanation:

3(x -6) =3x - 18

So,

3x-18+4x+12-6x

Answer 2

mistake in the second line

Explanation:

3(x-6)+(4x+12)-6x

3x-18+4x+12-6x

x-6