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The problem

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is the answer 12= 0?

Answer provided by our tutors

You are trying to solve:

12=6+6-2(6)

The above expression does not have a variable.

Since there is no variable in the expression there is no solution.

If you simply calculate: 6+6-2(6) you will get 

6+6-2(6) = 0

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This means that in the end you will indeed get:

12 = 0

12 = 0 is a false statement.  

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