Identify the Symbolic Statement That Could Not Be Equivalent to the Following

question 33

Multiple Choice

Identify the symbolic statement that could not be equivalent to the following verbal statement: If a 12-foot board is cut into three equivalent pieces, what would be the length of each piece?

• A) \(3 x = 12\)
• B) \(x = \frac { 12 } { 3 }\)
• C) \(x + x + x = 12\)
• D) \(x + 3 = 12\)

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