The sum of a number, x, and 12 is -6. What is the value of x?

Ascientist wants to use a model to present the results of his detailed scientific investigation. why would a model be useful? a )because the model makes the concepts easier to understand b) because the model is easy to put together and to use c) because the model prevents other scientists from asking questions d) because the model requires the audience to pay full attention to it i don't know what to choose because between a and d a is much more likely than d because it only wants to get the attention of the audience. i'm confuse.

Tim has obtained a 3/27 balloon mortgage. after the initial period, he decided to refinance the balloon payment with a new 30-year mortgage. how many years will he be paying for his mortgage in total?

Asoftball team played ten games, scoring 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 runs. they lost by one run in exactly five games. in each of their other games, they scored twice as many runs as their opponent. how many total runs did their opponents score?