I just don’t understand

Simonne used the following steps to simplify the given expression. 12 - 3(-2x + 4) step 1: 12 + (–3)·(–2x) + (–3)·(4) step 2: 12 + 6x + (–12) step 3: 12 + (–12) + 6x step 4: 0 + 6x step 5: 6x what property of real numbers was used to transition from step 3 to step 4? a. identity property of addition b. inverse property of addition c. associative property of addition d. commutative property of addition

The image of the point (-6, -2)under a translation is (−7,0). find the coordinates of the image of the point (7,0) under the same translation.

What is the y intercept of f(x)=(1/2)^x?