144.
distributive property distributed a number outside of a parenthesis inside, i.e. x(12•12).
considering there is no given parenthesis, the answer is simply 144.
Answer:
x = 18 y = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
x + 5 = 2x - 13
x - 2x = -13 - 5
-x = -18
x = 18
2y - 2 = 4y - 12
2y - 4y = -12 + 2
-2y = -10|:(-2)
y = 5
