Question

what is a possible first step in solving the following equation for x?

4(2x+5)=-4
a. multiply both sides by 4
b. use the distributive property to eliminate the parentheses
c. subtract 5 from both sides
d. add 4 to both sides.

Answer 1

b

Answer 2

b

Answer 3

but what i would do is divide both sides by 4 :-P

Answer 4

Yup