Question

Lloyd solves the equation 24x + 18(x – 2) = 216 for x. Some of his steps are shown.

Step 1: 24x + 18(x – 2) = 216

Step 2: 24x + 18x – 36 = 216

Step 3: 42x – 36 = 216

Step 4: 42x = 252



Which of the following statements BEST describes what Lloyd did to get from Step 3 to Step 4?

A.
Used the division property of equality

B.
Used the distributive property

C.
Used the multiplicative inverse property

D.
Used the addition property of equality

Answer 1

The choose D. Used the addition property of equality

4x-36=216

4x=216+36

4x=252

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