Identify the Symbolic Statement That Could Not Be Equivalent to the Following

Multiple Choice

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) $3 x = 12$
B) $x = \frac { 12 } { 3 }$
C) $x + x + x = 12$
D) $x + 3 = 12$