Apply the Commutative Property to generate an expression equivalent to 8 + 9f - 2 + 6f - 8f - 4 + 12.
A. 21f
B. 18 + 5f
C. 14 + 22f
D. 14 + 7f
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To apply the Commutative Property, we can rearrange the terms in the expression without changing their value. Let's rearrange the terms:
8 + 9f - 2 + 6f - 8f - 4 + 12
We can group the like terms:
(8 - 2 - 4 + 12) + (9f + 6f - 8f)
Simplifying inside the parentheses:
14 + (7f)
Combining the two terms:
14 + 7f
Therefore, the expression equivalent to 8 + 9f - 2 + 6f - 8f - 4 + 12 under the Commutative Property is D. 14 + 7f.