Question

State the property used to go from step one to step two

Step 1: -2(5x - 8) = 9
Step 2: -10x + 16 =9

Answer 1

Answer: Distributive Property

Step-by-step explanation: The distributive property tells us that when there is a number outside a set of parentheses, you can multiply it times each of the terms that are inside the set of parentheses and then add those products together.