The given equation states that 6 + 6 + 6 is equal to 6 + 6 multiplied by 2. To verify this, we can follow the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS) which states that multiplication should be done before addition. Therefore, we first multiply 6 by 2 which equals 12, and then add 6 to it, resulting in 18. On the other side of the equation, we simply add the three 6's together, also resulting in 18. Since both sides of the equation yield the same value, the statement is true.