Provide an appropriate response.
Identify the symbolic statement that could not be equivalent to the following verbal statement: If a 12-foot board is cut into three equivalent pieces, what would be the length of each piece?

A.

x + 3 = 12


B.

x + x + x = 12


C.

3x = 12


D. x = 


Answer: D

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