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Solve the equation: \(2(x + 3) = 12\)

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Solve the equation: \(2(x + 3) = 12\)
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To solve the equation, we'll start by isolating x.

First, we'll undo the multiplication by 2 by dividing both sides by 2: \(2(x+3) = 12\)

\(x+3 = 6\)

Now we'll subtract 3 from both sides to isolate x: \(x+3-3 = 6-3\)

\(x = 3\)

So the solution to the equation is \(x = 3\)
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