Question

Maria solved the equation.

What methods did she use and in what order did she use them?

Answer 1

distributive property

combining like terms

addition property of equality

division property of equality

Explanation:

I did the test

Answer 2

1 ⇒ 2 : eliminate parentheses using the distributive property

2 ⇒ 3 : combine like terms

3 ⇒ 4 : add 36 using the addition property of equality

4 ⇒ 5 : divide by 12 using the division property of equality