Rewrite the expression using disributibe property: 12x + 18
3(4x+6)
Distribute the 3 to the 4x to get 12x and the 3 to the 6 to get 18.
12x + 18 Simply factorise
6(2x + 3)
Applying the distributive property to 6(2x + 3) it becomes:
62x + 63
So the expression (12x + 18) = 62x + 63