SOLUTION: -3(-x+4) = 3x-12 I tried distributing the first expression: 3x - 12 = 3x - 12 then add 12 to both sides: 3x = 3x then divide each side by 3: x = x is this poss

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Question 146237: -3(-x+4) = 3x-12
I tried distributing the first expression:
3x - 12 = 3x - 12
then add 12 to both sides:
3x = 3x
then divide each side by 3:
x = x
is this possible?

Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
not only possible, but guaranteed ... anything equals itself

the point here is that x does not have a unique value ... any value will satisfy the equation

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