Adam is trying to determine whether or not the two expressions below are equivalent:
4(3x+2)=2(x+1)+3(3x+2)+x
First, he distributed the coefficients to make:
12x+8=2x+2+9x+6+x
For his next step, he should...
A) Combine like terms.
B) Arrange the terms in order.
C) Distribute coefficients again.
D) Nothing: All of the terms in the two expressions are identical.