详解
Choice C is correct. The given expression shows subtraction of two like terms. The two terms can be subtracted as follows: 12x3 -5x3 =(12-5)x3, or 7x3.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice B is incorrect. This is the result of adding, not subtracting, the two like terms. Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.