Question

Maria solved the equation. 4 (3 x minus 8) minus 4 = 24. 12 x minus 32 minus 4 = 24. 12 x minus 36 = 24. 12 x = 60. x = 5. What methods did she use and in what order did she use them?

combining like terms distributive property addition property of equality division property of equality distributive property addition property of equality subtraction property of equality division property of equality distributive property combining like terms addition property of equality division property of equality distributive property of equality addition property of equality combining like terms division property of equality

Answer 1

It's C.

1. Distributive property.

2. Combining like terms.

3. Addition property of equality.

4. Division property of equality.

Explanation:

It's C.

Answer 2

1. Distributive property.

2. Combining like terms.

3. Addition property of equality.

4. Division property of equality.

Explanation:

- The Distributive property states that:

`a(b+c)=ab+ac\\\\a(b-c)=ab-ab`

- The Addition property of equality states that:

`If\ a=b\ then\ a+c=b+c`

- The Subtraction property of equality states that:

`If\ a=b\ then\ a-c=b-c`

- The Multiplication property of equality states that:

`If\ a=b\ then\ a*c=b*c`

- The Division property of equality states that:

`If\ a=b\ then\ (a)/(c)=(b)/(c)`

Given the following equation:

`4(3x-8)-4=24`

We can identify that the methods Maria used to solve it and the order, are:

1. Distributive property:

`(4)(3x)-(4)(8)-4=24\\\\12x-32-4=24`

2. Combining (or adding) like terms:

`12x-36=24`

3. Addition property of equality, because she added 36 to both sides of the equation:

`12x-36+36=24+36\\\\12x=60`

4. Division property of equality, because she divided both sides of the equation by 12:

`(12x)/(12)=(60)/(12)\\\\x=5`