Answer:
-def. In multiplication, the order doesn't matter.
Step-by-step explanation:
A crucial property you can use to simplify this is the fact that, in multiplication, order doesn't matter.
3 * 2 = 6
2 * 3 = 6
5 * 2 * 3 = 30
2 * 3 * 5 = 30
3 * 2 * 5 = 30
Thus,
edf, or
e * d * f
is the same as def,
d * e * f
e * d * f = d * e * f
edf = def
Thus, 12edf is the same as 12def. We can put this in our expression:
12edf - 13def
12def - 13def
Now, we can see that this will equal -1def or -def
12def - 13def
-1def
-def
Answer: -def. In multiplication, the order doesn't matter.
