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Simonne used the following steps to simplify the given expression. 12 - 3(-2x + 4) step 1: 12 + (–3)·(–2x) + (–3)·(4) step 2: 12 + 6x + (–12) step 3: 12 + (–12) + 6x step 4: 0 + 6x step 5: 6x what property of real numbers was used to transition from step 3 to step 4? a. identity property of addition b. inverse property of addition c. associative property of addition d. commutative property of addition

Find the distance between the pair of points a(-1,8) and b(-8,4)

On friday, there were x students at the baseball game. on monday, there were half as many students at the game as there were on friday. on wednesday, there were 32 fewer students at the game as there were on friday. which expression could represent the total number of tickets sold for all 3 games?