Answer:
A) 12x - 4 and B) 4(3x - 1)
Step-by-step explanation:
You have to combine like terms to solve this problem. Any terms with the same variable are like terms, and all constants are like terms.
4x - 6 + 8x + 2
Here, 4x and 8x are like terms, so are -6 and 2, so we group them together
4x + 8x - 6 + 2
Now simplify
12x - 4 (4x + 8x = 12x, there are 4 'x's and you add 8 more 'x's,
you have -6 and add 2 to it). This is answer A
Each of these terms has a multiple of 4, so we can factor that term out to get answer B
4(3x - 1) (12x/4 = 3x, and -4/4 = 1)
