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18x + 6x
= 6(3x + 1x)
= 6(3x) + 6(1x)
= 18x + 6x
COMBINE the LIKE TERMS
= (18x + 6x)
= 24x
ANSWER:
So, basically he/she didn’t combine the like terms. The original equation should’ve been: 6(3x + 1x) or 6x(3 +1)
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~Amphitrite1040:)
