Finding Circumference

The function g(x) is defined as shown. x-1, -2 g(x) = 2x+3, -1 6-x, x23

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

Hurry if the population of of an ant hill doubles every 10 days and there are currently 100 ants living in the ant hill what will the ant population be in 20 days