Solution to

2,2,4-trimethylhexane

Step 1 - Longest carbon chain has 6carbons. The chain is therefore hexane

Step 2 - Number the carbons so that the side chain(methyl) is on the lowest numbered carbon.

Step 3 - Identify the side chains as three methyls

Step 4 - Writing the name with methyl as the prefix we get

2,2,4-trimethylhexanetane

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