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Are 6x+4-3x+8 and 3x+4 equivalent?

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Answer: No, they are not equivalent

Why not? Well the 6x-3x portion simplifies to 3x. So the x terms are equivalent; however, the 4 and 8 in the first expression combine to 12, which is not equivalent to that 4 in the other expression.

In other words, 6x+4-3x+8 should simplify to 3x+12 and not 3x+4.