It is the rising action

well, in a book, the rising action brings the climax.. which then brings the falling action

Explanation:

b. failure at least that one seems the most negative out of all of the answers provided pls correct me if i'm wrong. : ))

substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4