Your friend asked you to help him to solve a problem in Math. Write a letter back to your friend explaining how to solve the problem, step by step. Remember that your friend is struggling in Math so please include the formulas and be specific as possible. btw pls make it 9 sentences

Simonne used the following steps to simplify the given expression. 12-3(-2x+4) step 1: 12+(-)+(-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? •identity property of addition •inverse property of addition •associative property of addition •commutative property of addition