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Which property is used in the first step to solve this equation?

Which property is used in the first step to solve this equation?-example-1

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Answer: Choice B) Distributive property

The 4 is distributed through the parenthesis
The outer term 4 is multiplied by each of the inner terms (x and -6)
4 times x = 4x
4 times -6 = -24
those results are then added up

So that's how 4(x-6) turns into 4x-24
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