SOLUTION: Is the equation 3(2 x− 4) =−18 equivalent to 6x−12 = −18? which of these answers is correct? Yes, the equations are equivalent by the Associative Property

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Question 891780: Is the equation 3(2 x− 4) =−18 equivalent to 6x−12 = −18?
which of these answers is correct?
Yes, the equations are equivalent by the Associative Property of Multiplication
Yes, the equations are equivalent by the Commutative Property of Multiplication
Yes, the equations are equivalent by the Distributive Property of Multiplication over Addition
No, the equations are not equivalent
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3%282x-4%29
3%2A2x-3%2A4, distributive property
6x-12, simplification