Joe concluded that the expression 3x + 15 + 2x is equivalent to the expression 5(x + 3). Which of these best explains how Joe reached his conclusion?
o dividing each term in the first expression by 3
O combining like terms in the first expression and dividing each term by 3
O combining like terms in the first expression and dividing each term by 5
O subtracting 2. and applying the distributive property to the first expression